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Page 3
I had come not for the film, but for the candy and ice cream bars during
intermission. For the disturbing sensation of chewing anonymously, slumped
down in my seat. For the lips dancing along the cone or popsicle stick. For the
crazy race ...
I had come not for the film, but for the candy and ice cream bars during
intermission. For the disturbing sensation of chewing anonymously, slumped
down in my seat. For the lips dancing along the cone or popsicle stick. For the
crazy race ...
Page 8
The sincerity of the written word? Sometimes, in a pinch. I bought a bar of nougat
from a candy machine on the métro platform. I nibbled at the chocolate on my
way up Rue de Rome. A cream tart and an almond pastry will be 8 SWEET
DEATH.
The sincerity of the written word? Sometimes, in a pinch. I bought a bar of nougat
from a candy machine on the métro platform. I nibbled at the chocolate on my
way up Rue de Rome. A cream tart and an almond pastry will be 8 SWEET
DEATH.
Page 97
There's a permanent incitement to consume sugar in this country; the tiniest cup
of coffee or tea is served with a cookie, a chocolate. Sometimes there's a choice
of sugars: granulated cane, brown, and rock candy. So many unforgettable dainty
...
There's a permanent incitement to consume sugar in this country; the tiniest cup
of coffee or tea is served with a cookie, a chocolate. Sometimes there's a choice
of sugars: granulated cane, brown, and rock candy. So many unforgettable dainty
...
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