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“I said, why are you growing all of these mandrake plants?" "Calm down," said Armand. "She can't understand you." "She can when she wants to." "Some people call this plant the 'devil's candle,' because it glistens at night." "Is she the devil?" The Cashier looked angry.”

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Book:Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire
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