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Sweet, tart, tangy soup. Slim strips of boiled cabbage. Carrot. Potato. Cubed and stewed. A single chunk of beef chuck, boiled so long it dissolved in the broth. Beet, cubed and blanched till its color faded to pink and dyed everything else in the pot maroon. Something zesty, below and above--- tomato paste? Pizza sauce? Oh, gross--- ketchup (?!!!) and a swirl of (blasphemy!) Miracle Whip. Borscht. With unorthodox trimmings.
"Who puts ketchup in borscht?" Kostya wondered aloud. "Or Miracle Whip?
...more
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― Aftertaste
― Aftertaste
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The texts are unanimous on one point: the dead do not like being summoned back.
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― The Return of the Dead: Ghosts, Ancestors, and the Transparent Veil of the Pagan Mind
― The Return of the Dead: Ghosts, Ancestors, and the Transparent Veil of the Pagan Mind
