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     kurdish black tea with rose & cardamom from Murî ( rating: 3.6/5)  not usually a fan of astringent black teas but i liked how deep its sapidity still was, righteously balanced with the floral.                                                        Slicing ginger root yesterday urged me to consider why the verb "gingerly" is derived from the plant. What does it mean exactly to take delicate action upon a subject? The online thesaurus provided "precisely" and "accordingly" as its most equitable synonyms, but I can't help but feel dissatisfied with its supposed parallels. To take action gingerly, yes, entails a certain precaution, but not necessarily a causation for accuracy. It means to move small, to move dearly, to take gentle care with the way you have chosen to perform such action, more so for the sake of feeling ...
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From "Vita Brevis, A Letter to Saint Augustine"

 "I haven't seen anything supernatural or heard voices either, in that way I am still a simple woman. I wish you nothing but good for the salvation of your soul. 

But life is short and I know so little. What if there is no heaven above us, Aurel, imagine that this life is what we were created for! Then, may our souls soar above the Arno for all eternity. For was it not in Florentina that Floria flourished, and was it not in the evening sunshine over the Arno that Aurel's brow gleamed gold?"

    -Vita Bretis rueing her regrets on her forbidden tryst with the bishop, St. Augustine, in a letter. (We still don't know if she ever ended up sending it or not)



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