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An Ode to Bananas

Their cartoon yellowness, their absurd curvature, their fragility, their cordial blandness
Source: Tim Lahan

Don’t rush it.

There’s something so very friendly and edible about a banana, from its helpfully tubular design to its yielding texture to its mild and alkaline flavor; something so easy, you just want to shove it into your face. It

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