I also boiled the cashews for around 10 minutes in addition to soaking them for two
hours; they didn't seem very
soft after the soak, and I think that the
couple minutes
of boiling made a big difference.
The glow is born from the sum
of thousands
of loves: newlyweds and teenagers who spark like lighters out
of butane, pairs
of men who burn fast and bright, pairs
of women who illuminate for
hours with
soft multiple glows, orgies like rock and flint toys sold at festivals,
couples trying unsuccessfully to have children who burn their frustrated image on the continent like the bloom a bright light leaves on the eye
after you turn away from it.