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I am like a jackfruit on the tree.
To taste you must plug me quick, while fresh:
the skin rough, the pulp thick, yes,
but oh, I warn you against touching --
the rich juice will gush and stain your hands


Translated by Nguyen Ngoc Bich


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Added: 21 Jul 2002 | Last Read: 30 Aug 2008 3:02 PM | Viewed: 4082 times

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