Violets smell like burnt sugar cubes that have been dipped in lemon an…

Diane Ackerman
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Violets smell like burnt sugar cubes that have been dipped in lemon and velvet. ✨ Diane Ackerman (2011). A Natural History of the Senses, p.9, Vintage
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Violets smell like burnt sugar cubes that have been dipped in lemon and velvet. ✨ Diane Ackerman (2011). A Natural History of the Senses, p.9, Vintage

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