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And this is a small poem
called "Love Like Salt."

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The idea came to me
from a folklore motif

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in which a father comes
back from a journey

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and brings back one gift.

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But he has three daughters,
so he asked them to tell him

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how much they love him.

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And the one who
loves him the most

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is going to get the gift
that he brought back.

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And the oldest
two daughters name

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all sorts of precious objects
to compare their love to.

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And the youngest daughter
says she loves him

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like salt, which is not
appreciated by him at all.

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"It lies in our hands in
crystals too intricate

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to decipher.

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It goes into the skillet
without being given a thought.

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It spills on the floor so
fine we step all over it.

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We carry a pinch
behind each eyeball.

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It breaks out on our foreheads.

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We store it inside our
bodies in secret wineskins.

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At supper, we pass
it around the table,

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talking of holidays by the sea."

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