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Jiaozhi arquebus

Okay kiddo, let me tell you about a very old weapon called the jiaozhi arquebus. It is a big gun that people used to shoot with a special kind of bullet called a musket ball. It was used a long time ago in a country called China.

The jiaozhi arquebus was made out of a long metal tube with a wooden handle. It had a small hole on the top where gunpowder was put in. The gunpowder was lit with a match, which made a loud noise and shot the musket ball out of the gun really fast.

Back in the day, people used to carry the jiaozhi arquebus with them for protection or to go hunting. But it was very heavy and hard to carry around, so not everyone had one. And they had to be careful when using the gun because it could be dangerous if it was pointed in the wrong direction.

The jiaozhi arquebus was a very important weapon at the time it was used, as it was one of the first guns ever created. But today, we have much better and safer ways to protect ourselves and hunt for food.
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