Watering
Watering is only one of several factors allowing the growth of skeletons from dragon teeth. But contrary to a simplistic reflex, nitrogen should be avoided; instead, burnt or slaked lime should be spread, or even powdered chalk.
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Flowers
'Did the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have a bunch of flowers placed in the Botan ambassador's room?'
'Yes, that's customary. Why?'
'Well, let's just say… What would you think if someone handed you a basket full of severed genitals?'
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Sowing
"Sowing humans on this planet was a mistake."
"My apologies. I shall clean all up."
"No."
"I understand. Now that they are here, they must be given a chance."
"No. Simply, they'll just eliminate themselves in time."
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I did not lie beneath the tree; the wooden planks of the deck refused me—splinters, debris, the endless shedding. At night, lemons fell like intrusion, and the heart forgot its safety.
Moths enter sealed rooms, die against the light; you wrapped one in paper, fed it as it faded.
You said meaning lives in all things—tears, wings, numbers.
Even now, something green breaks through stone, and still, it feels alive.
Sunlight
"Elena the Curious chose to live here for of the climate. As she says, if she has to spend some nights running through the moor naked under the full moon, then it has to be made up for by afternoon naps in a deck chair, drenched in sunlight."
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Seeds
'It is true,' said the Botan ambassador, 'that before the generalization of cutting, we did reproduce through, er, germination. But let's face it, this whole ... *seeds*... business was, well, disgusting.'
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Nitrogen
It's one thing to know the working of atoms of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and others; it's another entirely to understand how they all combine and form a sentient being.
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Pruning
This whole fighting business is just a shtick. The truth is, even an adult Dragon's scales keep growing, and they regularly need some pruning, so we might as well make a show of it. Plus, the scale shavings sell pretty well.
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Growth
The cultivation of Ents is not fundamentally different from that of other arboriform species, except in their case, music actually has an effect on their growth. That said, as surprising as it may seem, their favorite genre is death metal.
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Soil
"We vampires", sait Count Scarlat, "have a concept of the right of soil. That is to say, soil has power over us, of life and death, if I may say so. We are at its service. Thus, if you harm the soil, vampires will rise against you."
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