27 December 2023 - swallow exhaust

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The Cycle

Did you know that the ouroboros is a butterfly? It's a swallowtail. What makes eating beautiful is that things on Earth mostly stay on Earth, so that all we swallow is the exhaust of earlier eaters. People tend to flit over it, if they don't go around in circles, but the world is a catalytic converter and, as part of the world, we'll eat better if we keep it in working order.

clue:

"Converter" is redundant, because catalysis is a kind of conversion. You are literally a catalytic converter. But be proud, because twenty years from now, when cars are electric, people will forget the term.

give me a clue so sweet and true

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