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the texture that survives apocalypse, sunburn, and your grandmother's couch alike

sun's signatureUV breaks down collagen, leaving skin tough and creased
tortoise badgeGalápagos giants wear it for over a century
word rootsleather comes from Old English 'lether,' meaning hide
culinary warningdescribes overcooked steak nobody wants to chew
survival traitdesert plants go leathery to hoard scarce water
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