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October 12, 2013

Petrichor

is the scent of rain on dry earth, or the scent of dust after rain.
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Posted by gerardvanderleun at October 12, 2013 9:11 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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One of my favorite smells in the world.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at October 12, 2013 9:56 AM

Closely related to the odor of the first few big raindrops to splatter on warm pavement in Nevada.

Posted by: pfsm at October 12, 2013 12:01 PM

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