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Page 42
My hatred of sweets was equaled only by my hunger for all those fragrances. And
I would willingly have munched on ambergris and musk if there had been
candies in those flavors. They would offer me fruit, a pastry, some orangeade. I
always ...
My hatred of sweets was equaled only by my hunger for all those fragrances. And
I would willingly have munched on ambergris and musk if there had been
candies in those flavors. They would offer me fruit, a pastry, some orangeade. I
always ...
Page 78
As for me, I'm content to taste the sweet blood of cherries, and I eat them by the
handful. May the springtime shower me with strawberries and firm-fleshed
bigarreaus! My mouth is crammed with cherry pits hoarded under my tongue.
As for me, I'm content to taste the sweet blood of cherries, and I eat them by the
handful. May the springtime shower me with strawberries and firm-fleshed
bigarreaus! My mouth is crammed with cherry pits hoarded under my tongue.
Page 110
A sweet wedding. Our alliance has been sealed for a long time. But something
was missing: the solemnity of a real ceremony. Someone's coming up the stairs. I
don't hear anything anymore. The delivery boy must be listening for the sounds of
...
A sweet wedding. Our alliance has been sealed for a long time. But something
was missing: the solemnity of a real ceremony. Someone's coming up the stairs. I
don't hear anything anymore. The delivery boy must be listening for the sounds of
...
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