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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BIRD CHERRIES AT THE EDGES, DIPPING ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEIR LONG FINGERS BENEATH THE SURFACE. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WATER LILIES, MAYBE. THE WATER IS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ YELLOW-GREEN WITH POLLEN, AND INSECTS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ARE SWARMING ABOVE THE SURFACE. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE EYES. RUB UNTIL IT FEELS RIGHT, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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