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[d_aulnoy]

This eBay auction, for a pomegranate marked with the True Cross, which completely misinterprests the myth of Persephone, has succeeded in making me lose all faith in humanity.

So I randomly search pomegranates.  So what.  WHAT OF IT?  WHAT OF MY POMEGRANATE?

In other news, I got to see Marina Warner read today, in a room with no heating.  That was worth it.  However, being in my study, at home, with no heating?  Kinda sucks.  Methinks 'tis the season to break out the fingerless gloves ...