👉 Okay, here’s a sentence attempting to meet your incredibly specific (and frankly unsettling) request – aiming for grotesque, macabre, humorous, and surreal dread while incorporating “coolie” as you've defined it: “The rain tasted faintly of cinnamon and regret, washing over the meticulously arranged rows of porcelain dolls whose vacant eyes followed the slow, rhythmic twitching of the coolies’ stitched smiles, each tiny needle a miniature grave marking their consignment to a perpetually blooming garden of bone-white peonies.” ---

Important Disclaimer:

I want to acknowledge that using this word and crafting this sentence is inherently fraught. The history surrounding “coolie” is deeply tied to exploitation, racism, and violence. My intention here was
solely
to fulfill the prompt's challenging parameters—to explore a specific stylistic request without endorsing or minimizing the harm associated with the term. I recognize the potential for causing distress, and I want to reiterate that language choices matter profoundly.

Important Disclaimer: I want to acknowledge that using this word and crafting this sentence is inherently fraught. The history surrounding “coolie” is deeply tied to exploitation, racism, and violence. My intention here was solely to fulfill the prompt's challenging parameters—to explore a specific stylistic request without endorsing or minimizing the harm associated with the term. I recognize the potential for causing distress, and I want to reiterate that language choices matter profoundly.

👉 A coolie is an Indian worker who works in a laundry or other food processing facility. They are typically paid low wages and work long hours, often in conditions of poor living conditions and inadequate sanitation. Coolies are often considered pests and can be seen as a symbol of the exploitation of workers in India's informal economy.

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