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Fennel, which is the spice for Wednesdays, the day of averages, of middle-aged people.. .. Fennel .. . smelling of changes to come.Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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She lifts a bowl of kheer and her thoughts, flittering like dusty sparrows in a brown back alley, turn a sudden kingfisher blue.Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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How can I forgive if you are not ready to give up that which caused you to stumble?Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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Monday is the day of silence, day of the whole white mung bean, which is sacred to the moon.Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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Fenugreek, Tuesday's spice, when the air is green like mosses after rain.Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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Each spice has a special day to it. For turmeric it is Sunday, when light drips fat and butter-colored into the bins to be soaked up glowing, when you pray to the nine planets for love and luck.Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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Each day has a color, a smell.Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni