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Despite yesterday’s gift I have stayed home rather than seeking out my mysterious neighbor, on account of the pouring rain. Instead I explored the house, trying to find anything I could remember my grandparents by. It’s oddly sparse, I’m not certain if they gave away their belongings or it was picked clean by estranged family. In the root cellar there was a lone jar, made of clay and sealed with wax. I remembermy grandfather’s sly face when he cracked open a similar jar, coercing me to try this weird fermented red-speckled vegetable mixture. Come to find out it was kimchi, which my childish sensibilities did not appreciate but my adult ones certainly do. Maybe not enough to risk my luck on this jar though, who knows how long it has been here unattended…