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Once-a-librarian (joyceann17) | 47 comments Mod
When I think of "salt", I think of seasoning. Or preserving something. It's the product of a reaction between a base and acid NaCl (Sodium Chloride).

Another definition refers to"salting" a mine by placing valuable ore in it -- fraud. Urban Dictionary also defines it as referring to someone very attractive.

What meaning, if any, do you attach to the last line of this very short piece? "One would have expected the omelet to taste bitter, but the son only thought that it needed salt - more salt - tons of salt - all the salt in the world."


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