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Rosa is studying the scheme of the wind turbine, and Wally constantly distracts her by slipping her gifts. In the end, he begins to carry her in his arms, but Rosa pulls him by the ear so that he lets her go. Wally gets angry and, in a rage, calls her a hyper-amplified mansipama. Unfamiliar words interest Rosa, and she goes to look for their meaning in the Dokko’s library.

By evening, she has found the definition of the first word and is continuing to search for the meaning of the second. Dokko and Carlin are watching her, and Dokko is afraid that Rosa will find out soon, but Carlin denies it because the cipher is too complicated. By nightfall, Rosa reads in a book about the secret male society of Ansapi, which professes the teachings of the three petals. The doctrine of the three petals arose at the dawn of patriarchy and was designed to consolidate the increased role of men in community. At these words, Dokko suddenly runs away from home, and Rosa finds the book The Patriarch's Codex and, after reading a few pages, becomes enraged.

At this time, the secret society of Ansapi holds a meeting. Carlin, who heads the society, scolds Wally for saying the secret word "mansipa," meaning a woman who has abandoned her feminine essence. Wally replies that it came out of his mouth by accident, but Dokko allowed Rosa to use the library, although the Code forbids women to read books other than those that tell about romantic love for men. Carlin is angry because they have endangered the way of life that has been developing for thousands of years. Suddenly Rosa interrupts him and shouts that she will assemble the wind generator herself and men will no longer be needed. Carlin demands that they grab her. Rosa tries to hide, but members of the society quickly surround her and demand to give them the Code. Rosa screams in horror and wakes up in the library.

The next day, Rosa comes to Wally's house, where her friends have gathered, and asks Wally the meaning of the word "mansipama." Wally tells her that he just made up the word because he wanted to swear but restrained himself. Satisfied with his answer, Rosa leaves, but suddenly turns around and says the word "mansipama," which makes her friends suddenly freeze in place.

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  • Ancient Conspiracy: The secret society of Ansapi has existed for a very long time and is intended to consolidate the dominant role of men in community.
  • Library Episode: Rosa spends most of the episode in the Dokko’s Library trying to figure out the meaning of the mysterious word.
  • Or Was It a Dream?: At the end of the episode, it seems as if the whole adventure with the secret society just dreamed of Rosa, but when she says the word "mansipama" next to her friends, they freeze as if they really know something about it. A later episode of the show even shows the symbol of said society.
  • Secret Circle of Secrets: Members of the Ansapi society wear long brown cloaks covering their faces and gather around a campfire.
  • Spooky Silent Library: The library becomes like this at nightfall.

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