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“I dug wild mushrooms out of a jungle in Gabon, plucked 'Vanilla pompona' orchids from Madagascar treetops, tracked down Sichuan hot pot pepper in a seedy back alley in Shanghai. I've sniffed test tubes filled with scents that are not of this earth. But I have never quite been struck the way I have been struck by your apple.”

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Book:The Orchard
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The Orchard

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Jeffrey Stepakoff
Jeffrey Stepakoff

Jeffrey Stepakoff is a renowned television writer whose works have gained widespread recognition in the industry. Detailed information about his life and achievements is limited. more

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