Aromatica Poetica; jasmine; olfaction; Shanghai
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published in Aromatica Poetica In dilution, divine; in concentration, rank. A small molecule of carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen, indole is present in flowers but also in decomposing shrimp, sewage, groin sweat, and the breath of aroused lovers. It starts as a faint whiff of horse sweat and stables. On Spring nights when I walk home
