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AE Johnson's avatar

"The vazaha, we have strange ways, and one of them is to avoid feasting on long dead crustaceans."

May our strange ways never cease!

Time. And food. You hit both squarely in their middles and rarely noticed things spilled out.

A pleasure seeing inside your mind on these. I really enjoyed this. Again.

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Heather Heying's avatar

Thank you!

I agree about our strange ways. Of course, I also acknowledge that our--and particularly my--extreme appreciation for fermented cow's, sheep's, or goat's milk is a deal killer for some people from other cultures.

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mimi R's avatar

True stream of consciousness, and beautifully done. Made me feel like I was floating down a river in a canoe with no oars--like ophelia. Slipping away. Love your writing.

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Paul Ramirez's avatar

Love it "Time continues to pass, and I become wary, convinced in my less lucid moments that my personal vigilance is all that keeps time moving forward here in this forgotten world. "

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Paul Ramirez's avatar

nom nom nom, this is probably 80% of my diet "Our diet is rice. Rice with beans, sometimes. Rice with potatoes and carrots if we’ve just been to town "

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