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In this country, performers wear long silver fingernails as they practice the Nora dance style. A boat-shaped xylophone from this country is central to a music genre inspired by dragons dancing. The high-pitched pi oboe is played in all-women ensembles from this country’s Mahori style of music. The abrupt speech pattern of a character from this modern-day country includes the lyrics “What was so was so, What was not was not” in his solo “A Puzzlement.” In a musical set in this country, Tuptim writes a play based on Uncle Tom’s Cabin. In a 1951 musical, a king of (10[1])this country performs the song “Shall We Dance” with his English translator, Anna Leonowens (“LEE-un-owens”). For 10 points, name this country, the setting of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical The King and I. ■END■

ANSWER: Thailand [or the Kingdom of Thailand or Ratcha-anachak Thai; accept Siam]
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2024 ACF Regionals @ Berkeley01/27/2024Y1100%0%0%98.00