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It all began with pepper, but the Spice Islands of Indonesia (Moluccas) also have vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, ginger, cloves and saffron. They give a special taste to food and drink, are good medicine against some diseases and efficient to keep away the evil-eye, so they say. Nowadays, some say they can help prevent the flu. Others say they are very efficient in the relief of bone maladies.
In less than three months two cysts appeared in my elbow and one in my heel and I broke a knee cap. I'm now turning to the medicine of the land of my beloved, trusting their spices can provide the cure for my maladies and the protection against evil I need so much.
(Your smile is the spice of my life.)
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