Verse 93
On the ninth night the Rabbit ground a pearl, three bitter leaves, and one memory nobody wanted.
Liber Lunae - Chapter 38
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Verse 94
Chang'e asked what medicine required a memory.
Verse 95
The Rabbit said, Every cure must know what it is curing.
Verse 96
They bottled moonlight in blue porcelain and labeled it FOR HOMESICK IMMORTALS ONLY.
Verse 97
A jinn stole one vial and drank it over the desert.
Verse 98
He became unable to die for exactly one hour and complained the entire time.
Verse 99
The Rabbit wrote this down as a side effect.
Verse 100
Chang'e looked toward Earth and asked whether mortality was truly so terrible.
Verse 101
The jinn answered, No. The scheduling is the problem.
Verse 102
Then all three laughed, and the elixir spoiled.