"What's that in your mouth?' his granddaughter asks as they emerge from the restaurant and she looks up to him to take his hand now that they're outside in the hazardous world.
"It's a toothpick," he says, thinking he should explain that as one ages, one's boody changes shape and the physical structure deteriorates. Instead, he removes the toothpick from his mouth and flicks it aside, telling his granddaughter not to worry, that the toothpick biodegradable.
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