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What Was Lost Because of Tea Every conquest leaves silences behind, often sorrowful. Tea’s triumph was no different. If empire rode on the leaf, it also carried away voices—of culture, labour, and landscape. Herbs, grains, fruits, and flowers that once quenched thirst and tethered life to land were quietly sidelined. What disappeared was not merelyContinue reading “If Tea Had Stayed Home-Part VI”