I used to collect bags and bags of them. They are gorgeous and silky when you first break them out of the green shell. Every year I can't resist picking up a couple when they start to fall in autumn. I always have one on my desk and usually another in a random pocket, just to remind me of the amount of joy they gave me as a child. Ad astra per aspera
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