Pluck one from the pile
delicately, deliberately.
Gauge its weight cradled in your palms
Turn it over with a gentle grip
Is it ripe? Is it right?
Texture is not a trivial thing.
Give it tap and listen to the sounds.
Are they sharp, shallow, shrill,
strong, sturdy, strident?
Taste a taste;
Note the notes
How will it pair with the others?
Inspect as many as you desire
They are after all, free - at first -
The price paid in the absence of another
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