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Hello, everyone, Sakuya here.

And before things begin, I just want to let you know that what you are hearing right

now, this thing is an introduction because what you are going to hear is a part two

to last week's episode because this whole thing was a massive, like two and a half hour

long thing that we did on the Chicago World Fair because the total thing is just a massive like two and a half hour long thing that we did on the

Chicago World Fair because the total thing is just a massive fascinating story. It's so good.

So if you haven't heard last week's episode, please go back and listen to it. If you have,

then I hope you enjoyed today's episode. Either way, I do have to give my little thing in the

beginning that says, remember to get this month's audiobook, buy our coffee, support us on Patreon, et cetera, et cetera.

But without further ado, I'm not going to hold you back from the episode.

It's going to jump right into the thick of it.

So, yeah, here you go.

So foreign buildings would serve as the headquarters of foreign commissioners,

and these would showcase natural

resources, historical artifacts, artworks, cultural objects, everything. 46 countries and pavilions,

or 46 countries had pavilions at the expo, and most of them would form a kind of campus

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