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rations

how fitting

the etymology of the word

rations

the 18th century French

derived from the Latin

ratio

as there has never been enough

of you

or France

to go around

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the avocado

so closely resembling the human shape

the aztecs bestowed upon the avocado

their name for the human testicle

also noting the difficulty

of mouthing them

hardened seed inside

two at a time