Aioli epitomizes the heat, the power, and the joy of the Provencal sun, but it has another virtue -- it drives away flies. (Frederic Mistral)

Aioli epitomizes the heat, the power, and the joy of the Provencal sun, but it has another virtue -- it drives away flies.

Frederic Mistral

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