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I
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did
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not
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think
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it
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would
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grow
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that
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fast.
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A
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sprout,
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a
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leaf,
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something
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small
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I
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could
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brag
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about.
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But
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then
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it
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shot
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up
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like
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the
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sky
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had
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cracked
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open
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and
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was
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waiting
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to
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swallow
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it
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whole.
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And
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I
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climbed.
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Because
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what
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else
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was
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there
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to
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do?
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Say
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no
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to
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a
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miracle?
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Stay
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home
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and
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milk
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a
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cow
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that
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barely
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breathed?
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The
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higher
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I
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went,
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the
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thinner
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I
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felt.
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Thoughts
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slipping
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out
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of
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my
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pockets.
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The
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world
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below
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shrinking
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into
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something
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I
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could
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never
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return
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to.
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And
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still
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I
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climbed.
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Hand
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over
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hand.
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Heart
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pouncing
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like
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it
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wanted
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to
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leap
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ahead
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of
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me.
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Then
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I
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saw
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the
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house.
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Bigger
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than
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anything
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I
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had
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imagined.
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The
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giant
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snoring,
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shaking
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the
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clouds.
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The
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harp
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crying
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when
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I
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Answer
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touched
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it.
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Gold
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that
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burned
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in
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my
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hands.
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I
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knew
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I
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should
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run,
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but
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I
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wanted
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it
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all,
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all
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at
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once.
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Then
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he
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woke.
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Eyes
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Answer
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like
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thunder.
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Feet
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shaking
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the
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earth.
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I
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ran.
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I
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ran
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faster
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than
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my
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own
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heartbeat.
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Even
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now
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I
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hear
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it.
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The
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cracking,
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the
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falling,
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the
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Answer
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way
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the
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world
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could
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end
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under
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me.
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People
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cheer
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when
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I
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tell
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the
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story.
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They
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call
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it
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bravery.
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I
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call
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it
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terror
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with
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a
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Answer
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voice
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screaming
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ahead
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of
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me.
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I
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wonder
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if
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I
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saved
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us
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or
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if
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I
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only
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started
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something
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that
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has
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not
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finished
|
|
falling
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yet.
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And
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|
Answer
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I
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know
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one
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|
thing
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for
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|
certain:
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I
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am
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not
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the
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same
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boy
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who
|
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planted
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that
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seed.
|
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I
|
|
will
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|
never
|
|
be
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|
the
|
|
same
|
|
boy
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again.
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