i plant a grove of peaches in a field. the peaches are toilet paper, marketed to smell and look like peaches. they quilt the earth planted in a grid, like tiles, giving space to each square for the potential to grow just as peaches are planted in hopes that their seeds will grow. however, the toilet paper peaches will never grow. they will never nourish me. they will only decay as paper does and poison the soil with their perfume.
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