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Quote	Explanation
"Late August, given heavy rain and sun"	Sets the scene for blackberry picking.
"At first, just one, a glossy purple clot"	Describes the first ripe blackberry.
"Its flesh was sweet / Like thickened wine: summer's blood was in it"	Conveys the taste and richness of the berries.
"Leaving stains upon the tongue and lust for / Picking"	Shows how the taste of the berries creates a strong desire to pick more.
"Sent us out with milk cans, pea tins, jam-pots"	Depicts the children preparing to gather berries.
"With thorn pricks, our palms sticky as Bluebeard's"	Compares the children's stained hands to Bluebeard's, hinting at a darker undertone.

| "But when the bath was filled we found a fur, / A rat-grey fungus" | Describes the mould that ruins the collected berries. | | "I always felt like crying. It wasn't fair" | Expresses the speaker's disappointment and sense of injustice. | | "Each year I hoped they'd keep, knew they would not." | Highlights the recurring cycle of hope and disappointment. |

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