We also found that soil is completely altered by burning, and if you look back at your notes you will see that the changes are very much alike, so much so that we can safely put down some of the changes in the burnt soil-the red colour, the hard Grittiness, and the absence of stickiness-to the clay.
"Lessons on Soil"
E. J. Russell
And no matter how many times he tried to wash it away its Grittiness was extant.
"An Apostate: Nawin of Thais"
Steven Sills