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Here are the facts as I know them.

On Monday, October 19, I purchased two d’Anjou pears (organic). I placed the pears in a small ceramic bowl on top of the CD player in the kitchen so they could ripen.

On Wednesday, October 21, the pears were still rock-hard. I left them alone and ate an apple.

On Thursday, October 22, I was hungry for fruit so I began slicing one of the pears. As I did so I realized it was still rock-hard. I went ahead and ate it anyway, because underripe pears are delicious, but it didn’t taste of tangy unripenedness — it was just hard. Unpleasantly so.

Today is Wednesday, October 28. One d’Anjou pear remains in the ceramic bowl on top of the CD player in the kitchen. It is still rock-hard. What is going on?