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After she left, I looked at the tins more closely. They were minimal, almost anonymous. When I tried to find the brand online, there was almost nothing—no clear manufacturer, no verified presence. That alone was enough to make me pause.
I called a friend who works in medical toxicology and read her the ingredient list as best as I could translate it. Her reaction wasn’t dramatic. It was worse—quiet, careful, concerned.
I opened the first tin and poured it out. Then the next. By the time Mark walked back into the kitchen, I was already halfway through the stack.
He was shocked. Angry. From his perspective, I was throwing away something expensive, something his mother had given out of care. It looked impulsive, even disrespectful.
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