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&&&&&%/~:¨    I SPEAK WITH THE PLANTS IN MY HEAD.   ¨:~/%&&&&&
##¶&&%/~:¨  THEY ARE GETTING TOO MUCH WATER, OR THE ¨:~/%&&¶##
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