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It would be crabs from Yangcheng Lake, Shanghai.

And flower crabs, with their patterns like flowers or star-strewn skies.

This far into the star system, the crabs are also gene-bred and vat-grown.

Remember to take hot ginger tea. Crabs are very yin.

Even aliens have fallen in love with the rich roe. It is an annual novelty.

Females are more expensive than males.

Crabs from Yangcheng Lake, Shanghai.

Flower crabs with galaxies on their carapaces.

Drink your tea.

For crabs are very yin, very cooling.

Not sure what it would do to a High Lady from Vega or a merchant lord from Mars.

Their bodies are not yin and yang.

Yet when they visit the station,

They insist on the crabs.

A hairy crab (female) is expensive, but delicious with golden-orange roe.

Flower crabs are nice, steamed and served with slices of young ginger and vinegar.

Hot ginger tea, please.

Steamed, of course, with their flesh tender, their pincers wrapped with straw.

The best way to enjoy them is by steaming.

I recommend them the Yangcheng crabs.

Shanghai, you know. Shanghai, the great metropolis.

But now the crabs are vat-grown and gene-selected.

Old Earth is not Earth anymore.

The crabs are old Earth, with stars on their shells and fur on their claws.

If you look at them, you remember.

Remember to take hot ginger tea. Crabs are very yin.

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