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|  The tea ceremony is a way of entertaining and |
|  honouring guests by preparing a green tea     |
|  according to the following established order. |
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|  Hosts must start performing the ceremony by   |
|  honouring and greeting the guest.             |
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|  Next the pot must be heated on the brazier.   |
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|  While the water is heated the host must place |
|  some tea into the bowl using the spoon.       |
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|  This will have given the water in the pot     |
|  ample time to heat and it is now simply a     |
|  matter of transfering the water from the pot  |
|  to the bowl using the ladle.                  |
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|  The tea in the bowl is now ready to be        |
|  whisked into a froth using the whisk.         |
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|  The host must now fill the cup with the       |
|  tea from the bowl.                            |
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|  The last stage of the ceremony involves       |
|  serving the tea in a respectful manner.       |
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|  Ninja should remember that the ceremony       |
|  also provides an honourable way of closing    |
|  a contract.  An important guest's cup may be  |
|  laced with poison at any stage during the     |
|  ceremony.                                     |
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