"From a Hundred Short Pieces" - The Pleasure of Smoking

Author: Peng Guoliang
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: Tobacco is a harmonious herb. The leader says, "Let's wait and see," and then you quickly say, "Tobacco and alcohol, tobacco and alcohol," and the matter is about eighty percent settled. When dealing with someone, first offer a cigarette. Here, have one, light it, light it, and then, "One cigarette conquers the world." Tobacco is a material, and material can transform into the spiritual. Don't believe it? "A cigarette after a meal is better than being a living god." Some people even say that a person's closest companion is a cigarette—it's better than a wife, better than a lover, better than a confidant, even better than a dog. Physiologists say that smoking is a continuation of drinking milk and is a very natural phenomenon. Tobacco leaves, cigarette tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, water pipes,cigarettes, cigarette holders, pipes, cigarette cases, and tobacco addiction—how can one word "tobacco" encompass all of this!