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1. 15.1 Black cupboard knobs. Into which each kiss deposits an unnameable terror? Pass. Choose fittings that do one thing well.
2. 15.2 No cat? Try petting a rolled-up magazine.
3. 15.3 Try the Yar’s End: peanut butter, blackstrap molasses, hemp seeds, marmalade, on rye. (See p.13. But it’s better than it looks.)
4. 15.4 A half dozen Warren Christophers lie around on your abs. You explain: “Warren Christophers are evenly worn coins graded Poor or Fair.”

Notes on the Yar’s End peanut butter and molasses sandwich

I like to use very dark blackstrap molasses. My favorite is the Organic Molasses distributed by Wholesome Sweeteners. The marmalade is optional and would probably make the sandwich too sweet if you're using a sweeter molasses. The hemp seed kernels are optional as well. You don't really taste them, but if you form a paste by mixing them with the molasses before spreading it on the bread, it reduces the amount of dripping. But there will be dripping, regardless. Dripping and dipping, if you're smart.

The puddle of molasses on the plate always reminds me of Armus, the malevolent entity that killed Tasha / Natasha Yar in the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Thus the name of the sandwich.

The puddle of molasses on the plate always reminds me of Armus, the evil residual that killed Tasha / Natasha Yar in the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Thus the name of the sandwich.