“Now, ancient peoples found their clothes got cleaner if they washed them at a certain point in the river. You know why? Human sacrifices were once made on the hills above this river. Bodies burned, water seeped through the wood and ashes to create lye. This is lye—the crucial ingredient. Once it mixed with the melted fat of the bodies, a thick, white, soapy discharge crept into the river. May I see your hand, please?”
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