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Ben Okri Reads “The Secret Source”

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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The Water in Fruit

Fisher and Venus realised they could no longer trust the water they had been drinking. They decided that they would live off the water in fruit, but not drink it. Some of the friends would take on the task of getting the water analysed. The others would try to find clean water. It all went smoothly until they met a member of the chemistry faculty who agreed to perform tests. Tests were being carried out and findings were about to come in when the coded messages ceased and all went silent.

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