Maitake and Amanita

Ernie and Bert are up on Mount Takao for the day.

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Ernie: Leave the bikes by the trees.

Bert: No bears?

Ernie: Stop fantasizing. Maitake to my left. Gather.

Bert: What’s the red one?

Ernie: Dummy. That’s amanita. Its death cap causes half of all mushroom deaths. Leave it alone.

Bert: Oh damp and gloomy days, conclusions grow up inside me like fungus.

Ernie: Now what?

Bert: I feel a cold coming on.

Ernie: Quit the dramatics. Maitake will take care of the cold. Barbecued with butter and soy sauce. Ten minutes should see us with a bucketful.