If one has guests, may additional containers be used to save from a broken rooftop barrel, and must the guests be invited before or after the saving?
Synopsis
Guests create need for additional liquid, permitting additional containers — but guests must be invited before collecting, not after, and one may not use guests as a legal stratagem.
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