Pop jumps and cuts off banana flowers with his machet.
Eladio grabs his machete and throws on rubber boots. His eyes constantly in awe even in his own land. His father an alcoholic, yet he bore the brand of a visionary. He states, "I didn't need to hold the bible and sit and talk about a God, I looked into this Jungle and knew he was there and he wanted me to walk." I asked him how many kids he had. He states, "15" and was off to the next awe. I'm trying to quickly do the math. Wife 5 years younger, he is 53, kids every two years. Math shall equal bless the strong woman. He is a lover of the Agouti, oversized squirrel rats, and Chocolate. He works this land for 35 years and every house in the village is an extension built from offspring. Every tree every animal and every happenstance occurrence on his farm stops him mid stroll to say "See" "God" pause. He planted three cedars in a row, and a bat planted these three trees in a row. "See" "God" pause. Again Eladio is presently, pastly, and futurely with his farm and the trees there sing to this title. He won't buy the land because that would require an intention to sell it. He leases it and gives the world pure cacao and friendship bracelets. He is a story of affectionate chocolate.









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