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6. The unique smell after rain on the desert

Wed Aug 6, 2025, 02:20 PM

Aug 6

‘Creosote’ helps create that intoxicating smell after rain in the desert where I live-south central New Mexico.

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The unique smell after rain on the desert duhneece Aug 6 #6