Julio Cortazar: Short Stories

House Taken Over

in the story Camphor is a

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Camphor is an oil or waxy substance extracted from the Camphor tree. It has a very heavy and distinct scent, similar to rosemary.

Stacked 
amid 
a 
great
 smell 
of
 camphor‐ it 
was 
like
 a
 shop; 
I
 didn’t
 have 
the 
nerve 
to 
ask 
her 
what 
she
 planned 
to
 do 
with 
them.

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House Taken Over

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