The apple . . . came before Adam and Eve in the story of creation. It …

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The apple . . . came before Adam and Eve in the story of creation. It had to have been there at least three years because that's how long it takes for a new tree to bear fruit. ✨ Jodi Picoult (2002). Songs of the Humpback Whale: A Novel in Five Voices, p.54, Simon and Schuster
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