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Katie West Moments of Pause, Moments of Transformation

ale, bottle green and grey Eucalyptus leaves are bundled into fabric and tightly bound. In the cool season, muhlu, the fabric is boiled in water for an hour, and in the hot season, garwarrn, when it is too warm for a fire, the bundle is placed in a jar and left for weeks in the sun, tannins infusing it. The result is a golden colour, impressed with the

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