Hello, my name is Arjun, and I am a merchant. I grew up in an upper-class family and was given a good education. I decided that I wanted to be a merchant, like my father, and so I used my education and class to acquire all goods that I needed. I used my father's money to buy a ship, and pay for a crew. All my life, I have traded within my city, Baghdad, but now, hearing of the rumors of the riches of China, I have decided to travel and trade there, and see the city with my own eyes. I will not be leaving anyone behind, and I wish to create a better life for myself. If the rumors are true, then I will return with silks, and hopefully the rumored gunpowder. I have
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