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Waschküchenmelancholie

The Power of Poetry

The air hangs, wet and heavy, like a wool sweater forgotten in the dryer. It's the humidity, they say. Makes the mind wander.

You know it, that particular brand of sadness, the kind that finds you among the churning machines and the scent of detergent. Waschküchenmelancholie. A uniquely German word for a uniquely human ache.

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