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At five in the morning, Zhao Lin and Liang Song arrived at the Receiving and Issuing Office, where roll call was taken.
A long table was set up at the entrance, with the Room Officer seated behind it. Beside his hand was a pile of bamboo slips, and on the ground was a bamboo basket.
People came one after another for roll call. The Receiving and Issuing Official would pick up a bamboo slip with a name on it and toss it into the basket. This method of taking attendance saved paper; any slips not in the basket belonged to those who were late or absent.
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