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Searching for Secrets

The trade in opium was legal, And the colonial governmenteven got a cut, At times...

The trade in opium was legal, And the colonial government
even got a cut, At times amounting
to half its annual revenue

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The trade in opium was legal,
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And the colonial government even got a cut,
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At times amounting to half its annual revenue.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:38
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
Genres
documentary
Production
Saloon Media,Blue Ant Studios Canada

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Downtown buildings are supposed to be no higher than 80 feet...
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Narrator: But what these tunnelers don't know
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It was hugely profitable; it was very popular.
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The eiffel tower is going to be a thousand.
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They were about 2 feet long and 8 inches wide,
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Shortly after the earthquake, a committee of city officials
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The opium epidemic rippled through families,
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They've installed underground microphones
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And there were so many workers here in these workshops.
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Herpe: You are in France, okay, and the french hate noveltie...
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The jewish owners of these factories
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If you look closely at the mural,
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When something comes here, it's new, we hate it.
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Baltkalne: Once they knew
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Yew chong: At that time my grandfather was...
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