{"product_id":"ritual","title":"Ritual","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou’ve smelled this before.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou know you have.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaybe not \u003cstrong\u003ethis fragrance\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eBut something \u003cstrong\u003einside it\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCool air\u003c\/strong\u003e through an open doorway.\u003cbr\u003eThe inside of an \u003cstrong\u003eold house\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eA coat pulled from the back of a closet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWood\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003efabric\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eskin\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomething green outside.\u003cbr\u003eSomething warm left behind.\u003cbr\u003eSomething touched long ago.\u003cbr\u003eSomething \u003cem\u003eloved\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou 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