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Watermelon sugar

Title of, and recurring phrase in Richard Brautigan's surreal/fantasy novel "In Watermelon Sugar". Published in 1968 the book is a remarkably pleasant yet moving story that is difficult to summarize.
“In Watermelon Sugar the deeds were done and done again as my life is done in watermelon sugar.”
Watermelon sugar by PHC Joe October 7, 2020