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[zither introduces traditional 
Japanese arrangement]

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[flute leads]

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♪

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♪

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(woman) 
The tea gatherings 
help to form a respite.

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It functions 
almost like meditation.

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I let go 
of my other thoughts, and

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I focus on the sound 
of the gravel under my feet

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and the sound of the water 
when I wash my hands

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and the sound 
that the door makes

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opening and closing 
when we go into the teahouse.

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I like everything 
about the tea gathering.

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(female narrator) 
Experiencing 
the rich Japanese tradition

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of chanoyu, 
or the "way of tea,"

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only requires a visit

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to the Culberson Asiatic 
Arboretum at Duke Gardens,

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known as the crown jewel 
of Duke University in Durham.

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This artful preparation,

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serving, 
and receiving of tea

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captivates visitors 
like Jeanette Stokes.

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(Stokes) 
I love how simple it is.

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I love 
that it's very prescribed

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and choreographed, 
so it's the same every time.

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I know what to expect,

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and yet in that sameness, 
there's variation.

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So the teacups

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and the sweets that are served 
and the scroll

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will all be different 
each time

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because those things 
are chosen

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to go along with the season.

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It both helps me calm myself 
in the moment

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when I am experiencing 
the tea gathering,

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and it helps me 
appreciate the rhythm

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of the natural world 
and the seasons of the year.

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(narrator) 
Whether you visit 
in the spring or fall,

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the tea gathering 
follows its own unique rhythm.

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First, the host 
greets the guests

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at the waiting shelter

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and escorts them 
to a water basin,

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where each guest 
washes their hands.

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Then, they enter the teahouse 
using a crawl-through door.

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(woman) 
No matter how high 
your social status is,

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you have 
to lower--

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(Stokes) 
We're all the same.

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(woman) 
Yes, so inside 
of the tea room,

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all the guests are equal-- 
heh, heh...heh!

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(narrator) 
Once inside,

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guests enjoy 
traditional Japanese sweets

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before the host begins 
the tea-making procedure,

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or temae,

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using powdered green tea 
called matcha.

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After receiving tea, 
guests have the chance

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to study various utensils 
and ask questions.

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This is a tea scoop 
we used for today.

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This bamboo 
is from Duke Gardens.

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I carved this tea scoop.

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This is a tea whisk,

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so just one piece of bamboo 
then cut into tiny pieces.

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(Stokes) 
Every implement 
is very thoughtfully chosen

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so that when I arrive 
at the teahouse,

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there are small delights 
from the very beginning,

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and the delights 
just continue so that,

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almost like a child 
at a birthday party,

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I relax and assume 
that I'm being taken care of,

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and then the most restful 
thing for me

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is actually watching 
the host make the tea.

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The host will move 
very slowly and deliberately

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in this very careful 
and stylized process,

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and so just watching 
the hand movements of the host

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is calming, 
watching her dip water

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out of the water boiler 
and pour it, the whisking,

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almost as though watching 
someone do an art project

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or someone dance 
carefully and slowly.

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It's just totally engrossing.

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(narrator) 
This attention 
to the smallest details

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embraces the Japanese phrase 
 ichi-go, ichi-e,

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"one moment, one meeting,"

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the belief 
that each moment in time

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is unique and worthy 
of the fullest appreciation.

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Many forms of tea practice 
exist in Japan,

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but Chizuko Sueyoshi

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and other tea program 
volunteers

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follow the Urasenke school 
of chanoyu ,

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one of three schools 
continued by blood descendants

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of 16th-century 
grand tea master Sen Rikyu.

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With a strong belief 
in simplicity,

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Rikyu distilled the way of tea 
down to four basic principles:

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wa, " harmony;" 
kei, " respect;"

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sei, " purity;" 
and jaku, " tranquility."

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This is a art 
of everyday life.

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The wa kei sei jaku

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is not just 
for the way of tea.

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I think 
this is just for everything.

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(narrator) 
The peaceful awareness 
of the environment

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found in tea gatherings

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also flourishes in the garden 
the teahouse calls home.

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(man) 
It's such a wonderful world 
of plants out there.

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Sometimes the most interesting 
plants, I feel,

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aren't the ones that are showy 
and gaudy and, you know,

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have the biggest 
and most interesting flowers,

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but the tiny ones.

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I very much appreciate 
the God-given beauty

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of the natural world, 
and that's how I look at it.

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So the man-made objects--

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truly, they're intended 
to embellish

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the natural beauty 
that exists here.

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I think the process we used 
to place the Japanese teahouse

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would be one good example.

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So this is 
a particularly nice feature

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where the carpenter 
made the post

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appear to be coming 
from the rock.

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The Japanese teahouse 
that we currently have

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will be sort of 
the frontispiece, as it were,

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of this new Japanese garden 
that we're creating.

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We're going to try 
and portray to the public

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that this 
is a mountain hillside.

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Early on in Japan,

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tea huts were often removed 
from the city

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and were perhaps 
in the mountains.

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You really sort of left 
the world behind.

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Once we built the teahouse, 
the Triangle-area tea group

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began doing 
tea demonstrations,

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and one of the women early on, 
her name was Kaki.

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One morning 
as she walked in, you know,

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she was just 
particularly radiant,

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that is, sort of glowing,

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and I commented 
to her about that.

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She said that when she walks

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to the teahouse 
from the parking lot,

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as she gets closer and closer 
to the teahouse

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and then walks 
along the Japanese-style fence

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and comes in the gate,

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she just really feels 
like she's at home in Japan,

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and that's, you know, 
the ultimate compliment.

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(Stokes) 
On a regular basis,

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I might come just to enjoy 
this beautiful structure.

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I appreciate that it 
was built as a project--

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as a joint project 
between the gardens,

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the sister city program 
in Durham

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and the sister cities program 
in Toyama, Japan.

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And so it's fun to sit

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not just 
in a beautiful building

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but a beautiful building

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that represents 
cultural exchange.

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(narrator) 
Duke Gardens 
is building bridges

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not only 
with Durham's sister city

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but with the local public.

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(woman) 
I think Duke Gardens' benefit 
to the community--

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you can look at that 
so many different ways.

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What can we do 
that helps people understand

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more about the natural world,

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understand about how 
other places

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have approached 
the natural world,

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hence the tea program, 
and share that, those values.

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What if you're 
a schoolteacher

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and you want 
your children to understand

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in a real 
and kind of engaging way

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how the natural world works?

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Programs here 
can help you accomplish that.

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Children come 
through the program

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and write haiku,

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and I actually have 
a favorite haiku.

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It was written 
a couple years ago

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by a fourth grader.

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He was standing 
in the bamboo grove

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and he said, 
"Bamboo--such a funny name.

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Is it bam or is it boo?"

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Hah!

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(Jones) 
There is so much 
great horticulture

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available to the public 
in the terraces garden,

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in the Blomquist Garden 
of Native Plants,

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in the Discovery Garden,

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the gardens 
of the Doris Duke Center.

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There's just so much 
going on here,

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and we're just 
a small part of it.

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(narrator) 
This commitment 
to sharing moments of beauty

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across cultures 
and communities

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runs deep 
through the teahouse,

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right down to the name 
of a tea scoop.

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So today's tea scoop's 
name is Dream.

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Our tea group's dream is,

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we want to show 
Japanese traditional culture,

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which we are studying, 
to the people in this area.

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Then I hope all the visitors 
to tea gatherings

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enjoy the moment 
in this teahouse.

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♪

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[birds chirping]