The foul stench was overwhelming. Flies swarmed in the tepid currents of putrid air as maggots burrowed through the garbage baking under the hot August sun. Dogs that had torn into the pile voraciously, now whimpered and scampered away after catching a whiff as the strike continued.
The seedling flourished in the darkness. Growing unobserved as it absorbed from nutrients from the rotting fruit. It finally burst through the moist husk of the decaying skin, finally extending the twisted stem from the confined corpse. In spite of it’s deplorable conditions, the seedling was destined for greatness and a fruitful life.
(Photo credit: “Baby bell pepper, Capsicum annuum which was found inside an adult pepper.” Selected as the Picture of the Day, Wikimedia Commons on August 23, 2012)
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