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Dinner that night is a feast of flavor. To celebrate the successful exorcism, Kagura has cooked several more dishes than the shrine's usual, simple fare- fragrant onigiri, balls of rice soaked in green tea, with umeboshi- salty and pickled plums- as filling. There is eggplant simmered in clear soup, green beans in sesame sause, and burdock in sweet-and-sour dressing. The mood is festive.
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― The Girl from the Well
― The Girl from the Well
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The duck breast sits on a plate, a reflective sheen glistening on its plump, burgundy underbelly. The white fat sits tightly against it, a textured, honeycomb patten contrasting with the sleek meat.
Ed remembers from Friday-night takeaways growing up that his mother always had duck with plum sauce from the local Chinese restaurant. He roots through the fruit bowl, but to his dismay, no plums. They're out of season. He turns his attention to the overflowing pantry, and finds an unopened jar of u
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― Greedy
― Greedy
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