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I saw them in the trolley and the seller told me that they cost 250 pesos per pound. I said, "Give me one." And he put two oranges on the scales. He said, "You've gone a bit over, but I'll let you have them at the same price." So, two sweet oranges for 250 pesos. I wanted to rediscover the taste of sweet oranges after more than twenty years without eating them. I wanted them so much that I bought them and even thanked the guy for not charging me when the two oranges, which barely fit in my hand, "went over" a pound in weight. And I got home happier than a worm. Not only was I about to unlock the memory, but my boyfriend was going to try them for the first time in his life. One orange for each of us. But I wanted him to try them in the most common ways: sucked in half and peeled to the skin. So, we cut the first one in half and peeled the second one to the skin and divided it in half. How romantic! They were a little sour and had hardly any juice. In three minutes, there were no oranges left, no unlocked memories, and no 250 pesos. So I saved the peels to dry them in the sun and make zest so I could preserve the natural flavour to add to sweets and stuff. Or simply to pop a little piece of the dried peel into my mouth when I get the craving again and not have to spend a fortune on a wheelbarrow. I swallowed the seeds as if they were pills. I remembered an old saying from my childhood that if you swallowed the seeds, you ran the risk of a plant growing in your stomach. I hope so, I hope an orange tree grows in my stomach and bears fruit. Because if just two cost 250 pesos... how much would my body be worth with an orange tree inside? You have to think long term 😌 The images used in this post are my own, taken with my Xiaomi mobile phone. English translation by [Deepl Translate](https://www.deepl.com/mobile-apps/?utm_source=android&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=share-with-friends). You can find me on the following social media profiles: [Twitter](https://twitter.com/capote_iran?s=09), [Instagram](https://instagram.com/irankpotter?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==).
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