stackyFACTSCarrying baskets of leaves down a steep misty hill is exhausting. Plantations solved this by stringing massive wire ropeways above the canopy. Heavy bags of tea leaves are hooked on and sent zipping violently down to the processing plant, completely ignoring the impassable terrain below.
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