Melvien's Personal Reflections: Fruits of Labor

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&style=stDetail1;17/09/2013  Life in Vana'diel&style;&br;
&style=stDetail2;Melvien's Personal Reflections: Fruits of Labor&style;&br;
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Oh my, are these the Adoulinian tomatoes everyone has been lauding of late? I am certain that my master appreciates your kindness, but I do not recall ordering any of them...&br;&br;My apologies. I was not aware that they were meant for Castle Adoulin.&br;&br;If it helps assuage your concerns in the least, this hillock has winded the best of us, and has sent me tumbling head-over-heels to the bottom more than once. Be not ashamed of not making it to the top in a single spurt, and take as much time to recuperate as you require.&br;&br;For me? Why thank you.&br;Mmm...it is plain to see why these tomatoes have won such voracious acclaim in so short a time. Those grown on the surrounding islands resemble the wrinkled and frail fingers of mead-flushed octogenarian spinsters, and they taste of drought and death. This one, however, is as healthy as any I have ever seen, and its flavor is simply to die for. They are truly a miracle in the making.&br;&br;They were plucked fresh from the Civic Arboretum, you say? Well then, please do me the favor of congratulating Chalvava on a job well done the next time you see her. I cannot recall the last time I indulged in such a tantalizing piece of produce.&br;&br;Speaking of the arboretum...it may not be around long enough to produce a second batch of these decadent tomatoes.&br;&br;I only say so because hearing grievances from facility opponents on both sides of the colonization movement has become as much a part of my master&#39;s daily routine as getting up in the morning. A particularly vocal critic recently assailed us with such a vitriolic rhetorical bombardment that I thought my ears would bleed.&br;&br;I am not sure how Sir Malecroix stemmed the tide of anger, but he assured me that the storm had passed and that I needn&#39;t worry about such enraged visitants any longer.&br;&br;For details, please refer to the URL below.&br;http://sqex.to/ksP&br;&br;

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