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a sweet little spice that doubles as a felony hallucinogen if you get greedy.
means A warm, fragrant spice ground from the seed of a tropical evergreen tree, used in baking and savory dishes — and, in larger doses, a genuinely dangerous psychoactive.
from From Old French 'nois mugue' ("musky nut"), which English chewed down into 'notemuge' and then 'nutmeg.' The 'mugue' part traces back to Latin 'muscus,' musk — the same scent-word behind muscat grapes — so a nutmeg is literally a "musk nut." The spice itself comes from the Banda Islands of Indonesia, once so prized that Europeans fought wars and traded whole islands over its trees.
hidden dangerLarge doses cause hallucinations and dread for days.
trade warsNations once killed over Indonesian nutmeg islands.
two spicesMace is the same seed's red outer lace.
prison highInmates have brewed it for a desperate buzz.
slow poisonActive compound myristicin metabolizes into something amphetamine-like.