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to the merkles, I was relieved, and finally concluded that he was speaking of some kind of mushroom.
He spoke of the merkles as though there was something magical about them and as though I was especially favored to have them growing, or likely to grow, on the ridge behind my house. As he went on to describe how to prepare them for best eating, he came near ecstasy.
“Soak them over night", he said, “to get out any dirt or bugs. Then stir up a batch of fresh eggs with milk, or cream. Cut up the merkles; melt some margarine in a frying pan; stir the merkles into the margarine, and then mix them in with the eggs.” He stopped, saying that he could not go on for thinking
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