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The rickshaw has departed from the streets of Shantung. In its place came the pedicab—a rickshaw with a bicycle attachment. In order that this “improved” form of rickshaw transit shall in every way be superior to the old, the pedicab company has provided that the driver must bathe regularly, must not eat garlic, must wear a uniform.
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