Jessie was going to wear pants to school, but her brother persuaded her to wear shorts to preserve normality.

there might be seen in districts far away among the lanes, or deep in the bosom of the hills, certain pallid undersized men, who, by the side of the brawny country-folk, looked like the remnants of a disinherited race.

[…] all the rocks and roots With olden film were overgreened; the pool, Broadened from falling water, sparkled with fires Of shafted crystal, and the sounding drops Splintered their fleeting pearl against the stone.

Add a little cascabel pepper to ordinary tomato sauce to give it a kick.