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Vocab Quiz Flashcards

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laurels**

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shrubbery (laurel crowns were awarded to great poets)

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myrtles

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evergreen shrubbery or small trees

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sere

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dry or withering

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crude

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offensively crude

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mellowing

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process of ripening or softening

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Lycidas

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name for Edward King, fellow student at Cambridge who drowned in the Irish Sea

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bier

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stand or framework on which corpse or coffin is placed before burial or cremation

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parching

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process of becoming extremely dry

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Jove

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Jupiter, king of the gods in Roman Mythology; powerful deity who rules over heavens and earth

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coy

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reluctant to engage

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rill**

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small flow from stream, typically flowing with clear water

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ere

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before in time

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afield

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to or at a distance

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14
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westering

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near the west

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th’oaten

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something made of or resembling oats, so oat flutes

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Satyrs

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woodland diety who are upper body man and horns, legs, and tails of a got; lustful, drunken, lustful creatures

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Fauns

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mythological creates from Roman mythology; similar to satyrs in Greek mythology; half human and half goat, are playful, mischieveous

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clov’n

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used to describe something, especially an animal hoof, that is divided into two parts

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Damaetas**

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traditional name in pastoral poetry; also mourns Lycidas; is a shepard, represents ignorance / simplicity

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gadding**

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act of wandering or moving about aimlessly

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copses

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small group of trees, typically forming dense thicket

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lays

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songs or poems

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canker**

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destructive disease or infection like fungal disease that damages bark

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weanling

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baby animals just starting to eat other food, thats just been weaned from its mother’s milk

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Nymphs

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mythological spirit of nature as beautiful maiden inhabiting woods or other, associated with elements of nature

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bards

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old poets, singers, and composers of epic of heroic verse

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Druids

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priest, magician, or soothsayer in ancient Celtic religion

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Mona

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Isle of Anglesey in Wales

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Deva

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River Dee (between England and Wales)

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30
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bin

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been

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31
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Muse

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Calliope, in greek mythology, for epic poetry; Muses were goddesses who presided over the arts and sciences

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Orpheus**

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greek mythology, musician/poet, son of Muse (Calliope); renowned as legendary musician, poet, or prophet

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rout

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disorderly gathering

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34
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visage

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face or facial expression of a person

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35
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Hebrus**

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Hebrus River, also known as Maritsa River

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36
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Lesbian shore

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shore/island of Lebos

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37
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incessant

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continuing without interruption or pause

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38
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Amaryllis

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a love struck maiden who longed for handsome but cold hearted Alteo

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Neara

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figure from greek mythology,multiple women like a water nymph

40
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guerdon

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reward or recompense for some service

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th’abhorred

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the abhorred, something detested or regarding negatively with hate

42
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Phoebus

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referring to Greek God Apollo, god of sun, poetry, and medicine, among other things

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meed

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deserved share or reward

44
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Arethuse

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nymph that ran away from home; figure from Greek mythology who originated as a nymph and transformed into a fountation

45
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Mincius

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river in northern Italy, flowing through the region of Lombardy; Gallia Cisalpine

46
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Herald of the Sea

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Triton; used to typically describe creature associated with ocean

47
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Neptune

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Roman god of freshwater and the sea

48
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promontory**

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point of high land that juts out over body of water; typically has steep cliffs

49
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Hippotades

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were the daughters of the sea god Thaumas and Oceanid Electra; could refer to sea nympthsa or the houses their rode upon

50
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Panope

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used to refer to one of the Nereidds, sea nymph in greek mythology

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Camus**

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personification of the Cam, the river the flows through Cambridge

52
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sire

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used to address or refer to male monarch, ruler, or authority figure like a king

53
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sanguine**

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deep blood red color or relating to blood

54
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Pilot of the Galilean

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said to be St Peter; judge who condemns people in the Church of England; some people say it could refer to Jesus Christ

55
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twain

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two

56
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mitred

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someone who wears a miter, ceremonial headdress worn by bishops and certain other ecclesiastical officials in some Christian denominations

57
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bespake

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to address or speak to someone

58
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reck’ning

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calculating or estimating something

59
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scrannel

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thin, weak

60
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swoll’n

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swollen, enlarged

61
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contagion**

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spread or transmission of something harmful like illness or disease; could also refer to spread of idea, emotion or quality, usually negative

62
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apace

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quickly / rapid action

63
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smite

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strike with firm blow / significant force

64
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Alpheus

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river god in greek mythology

65
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vales

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valley

66
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flow’rets

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flowerets

67
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swart

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dark or black in color

68
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enamel’d

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coated in enamel which is a glossy coat applied to ceramics, glass, or metals

69
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honied

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honey, something that is sweet / sugary

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vernal

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related to Spring

71
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rathe

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blooming or ripening early in the year

72
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crow-toe

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deformity of the foot in which toes are bent or curled downward, similar to shape of crow’s foot

73
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jessamine

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flowering plant, also known as poet’s jasmine

74
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attir’d

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attire

75
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woodbine

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climbing plant, any of the honeysuckles

76
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cowslips

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herbaceous perennial plant, deep yellow flowers

77
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laureate

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a person who is honored with an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement

77
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hearse

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decorated car; vehicle for conveying the coffin at a funeral

78
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surmise

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thought / idea without enough information; something that is true without having evidence to confirm it

79
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Hebrides

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island off the coast of the west Scotland

80
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Bellerus

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mythical giant

81
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Namancos

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magical / obscure place

82
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Bayona

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Baiona, town located in Galicia, Spain

83
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waft

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pass / movement in the air

84
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ruth

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pity or compassion for someone else’s suffering

85
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anon

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soon

86
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recompense

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compensate for what experienced

87
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uncouth

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strange or unfamiliar

88
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swain

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young country man

89
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th’oaks

A

the oaks

90
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rills

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small stream

91
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quills**

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pipes of musical instrument

92
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Doric**

A

musical melody

93
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mantle

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loose piece of clothing that goes over other clothing

94
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perfidious**

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deceitful or treacherous

95
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nuptial**

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related to marriage or wedding

96
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Anarabthus

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never withering flower

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