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taiwanese grass jelly herb (3.1/5) (cooling, bitter mint sensation that feels light but has an intense climate. apparently, when steeped with agar agar or gelatin, it can thicken into a jelly. however, i would prefer to drink the herb as is.) "And surely you have seen, in the darkness of the most innermost rooms of these huge buildings, to which sunlight never penetrates, how the gold lead of a sliding door or screen will pick up a distant glimmer from the garden, then suddenly send forth an ethereal glow, a faint golden light cast into the enveloping darkness. How in such a dark place, gold draws so much light to itself is a mystery to me. Modern man, in his well-lit house, knows nothing of the beauty of gold, but those who lived in the dark houses of the past were not merely captivated by its beauty, they also knew its practical value, for gold in these dim rooms, must have served the function of a reflector. Were it not for shadows, there would be no beauty." Tanizaki'...

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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