Its 3.33am and I am thinking of…

… Dimocarpus longan or Longan or Dragon’s Eye in literal translation. When I was child I imagined the curious fruits lolling about in the socket of the goliath reptile bristling with scales and huffing steam. It was the only thing keeping me eating them when I found the taste rather rotten. Since then I’ve acquired the taste but no longer think giant reptile. I’m not sure I like the trade off.

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