Nor would I expect you to be, given your dietary needs. It's an acquired taste. But in my world, I feel as though we are far less wasteful than this one when it comes to our meats. Nothing is mass produced in the way it is here, and come winter -- these things are very rare to come by.

[ A pause. ]

That is what I will return to when I go home. Winter. Perhaps the longest one to date given our summer had lasted for years. A long summer means an even longer winter. I believe in this small instance, ignorance about this world will be bliss.