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Insects
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Go on, eat one," he urged.
"I'm not sure …" I hesitated, not out of revulsion—these little dead creatures just looked out of place on a serving dish. Normally I'd expect to see them pinned neatly to an entomologist's display board.
"You don't need to worry, they're fresh. Cooked this morning."
I picked one up with my chopsticks, twirling it around for a closer look. It was an inch and a half long and, except for the antennae, it was perfectly intact: head, thorax, abdomen, wings and legs. Its
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― The Devil's Chow: A Chinese Food History
― The Devil's Chow: A Chinese Food History
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Hip," I murmur, remembering last night, how I lost it completely in a stall at Nell's---my mouth foaming, all I could think about were insects, lots of insects, and running at pigeons, foaming at the mouth and running at pigeons.
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― American Psycho
― American Psycho
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