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The Only Meaning of the Oil-Wet Water

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kind of a weird one about a girl named Pilar who goes to Costa Rica and hooks up with some guy named Hand, whom she has convinced herself is worth her time (though tbh they both seem like pretty hopeless, self-absorbed individuals)

Eggers, D. (2005). The Only Meaning of the Oil-Wet Water. In Eggers, D. How We Are Hungry. Vintage, pp. 19-54

an old car in a dilapidated condition

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Pilar had expected jalopies and wood-fenced fruit trucks, but they were rare.

—p.22 by Dave Eggers
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Pilar had expected jalopies and wood-fenced fruit trucks, but they were rare.

—p.22 by Dave Eggers
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(noun) a protective covering (as of sawdust, compost, or paper) spread or left on the ground to reduce evaporation, maintain even soil temperature, prevent erosion, control weeds, enrich the soil, or keep fruit (as strawberries) clean

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to follow the still-curved glass away from the mulching glass

—p.38 by Dave Eggers
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to follow the still-curved glass away from the mulching glass

—p.38 by Dave Eggers
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the Spanish word for a public market or any kind of market

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The woman at the mercado

—p.41 by Dave Eggers
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The woman at the mercado

—p.41 by Dave Eggers
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(noun) a pin fitting into a hole in an abutting piece to prevent motion or slipping / (noun) a round rod or stick used especially for cutting up into dowels / (noun) a piece of wood driven into a wall so that other pieces can be nailed to it

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Her arms seemed so thin, like narrow dowels being pushed through syrup.

—p.51 by Dave Eggers
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Her arms seemed so thin, like narrow dowels being pushed through syrup.

—p.51 by Dave Eggers
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