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=Blossoms of Power=
(Adapted from the Qidian novel After My Bloom, All Flowers Wither by Jin Huang)

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=Special Episode=

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Mencius once said,

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"The people are most important.

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The state comes next.

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The ruler matters least.

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Thus, one who wins the people's
support becomes the Son of Heaven."

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This means

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that governing the realm

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requires putting the people first.

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Your Majesty.

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Your Majesty.

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I lost focus.

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Please punish me, Grand Tutor.

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Is something troubling Your Majesty?

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I haven't seen Mother in days.

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If Your Majesty wishes
to see the Empress Dowager,

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I can grant you a day's leave.

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Grand Tutor.

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Father is back.

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Mother seems to have
completely forgotten about me.

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Yunhuai.

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Has His Highness

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finally recovered?

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I have found

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an antidote for the poison
from the Western Regions.

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Once the poison is completely purged,

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the victim's health and lifespan

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will be no different from anyone else's.

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However, His Highness
was poisoned for too long,

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which damaged his internal organs.

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He will need long-term care

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to make a full recovery.

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I have compiled the antidote method

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and the many precious prescriptions
I've gathered over the years

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into a book.

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As long as Your Majesty
has someone follow these prescriptions,

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His Highness will make a full recovery.

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Although the poison has been cured,

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I still had the imperial physician

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prepare this restorative prescription.

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Here.

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There's no need for all this trouble.

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You are my miracle cure.

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I should have asked Yunhuai
for another prescription

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to cure your smooth-talking ways.

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If I hadn't held on to
the thought of you,

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I don't think
I could have made it this far.

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No matter what happens from now on,

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let us never be separated again.

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All right.

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Report to the Empress Dowager.

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His Majesty injured his arm
while practicing swordsmanship.

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Take me to him at once.

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I'll go with you.

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Greetings, Mother.

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Let me take a look.

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Where are you hurt?

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It's such a serious wound.

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Why is it still bleeding?

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Didn't the Imperial Medical Office
dress it properly?

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Mother, I'm perfectly fine.

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It will heal in a few days.

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Does it hurt?

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No.

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This is all my fault.

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I've neglected you these past few days.

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It's my fault
for not being more understanding.

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My Little Goldfish
is always so thoughtful.

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Little Goldfish,

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your father cares
about you very much too.

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Father.

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Ouch!

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Let me see.

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Did you get hurt?

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Mother, don't blame Father.

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Uncle always catches me.

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I thought Father would too.

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Excellent.

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You truly are my son.

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You've inherited the very best of me.

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You've served your father
quite a strong cup of Wuyang tea.

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Little Goldfish,

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you've spent
much more time with your uncle,

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so it's only natural
that you understand each other.

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Once you've spent
more time with your father,

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it will be the same.

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Mother is right.

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Father, why aren't you saying anything?

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Father, are you angry?

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Or do you not like me?

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I have

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a gift for you.

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It's four years late.

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I hope Little Goldfish won't mind.

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Little Goldfish.

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It's all right.

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Let him have a moment to himself.

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He must feel too ashamed to face us

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after his little scheme

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was seen through.

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You figured it out?

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He's exactly like you.

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I was never there for him.

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Expecting him to accept me right away

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is asking too much of him.

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But don't worry.

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By tomorrow,

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I'll make sure he accepts me.

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What are you planning to do?

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Just trust me.

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Is something bothering you?

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Can you tell me about it?

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Would you really care?

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Of course I would.

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Little Goldfish.

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You are the child your mother
and I brought into this world.

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You carry on our bloodline,

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and you are the proof of our love.

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Your happiness, your sadness,

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your every move,

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all weigh on
your mother's heart and mine.

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Father was never by my side
when I was little.

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I always hoped that one day,

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Father would suddenly appear before me.

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But that wish

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never came true.

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I only had Mother.

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But now,

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it feels like ever since
Father came back,

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Mother doesn't devote
all her attention to me anymore.

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Is it wrong

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for me to think that?

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I didn't come back

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to take your mother away.

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I came back to be with both of you.

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Father.

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Father, how did you find me?

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When I was unhappy,

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I used to come here too.

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After Hou Yi shot down
the other nine suns,

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naturally only one remained.

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Father, what happened after that?

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Little by little,

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the scorched forests

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came back to life as life-giving rain
fell from the heavens,

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nourishing the crops and the trees.

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Between heaven and earth,

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only one sun remained,

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and the world became what it is today.

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Then what happened to Hou Yi?

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He shot down all those suns.

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Did everyone under heaven

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admire him

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and make him their king?

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In the end, Hou Yi

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chose to live among the common people,

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caring for their hardships

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and helping those in need.

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Isn't that a pity?

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Perhaps Hou Yi

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never cared for power.

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All he wanted
was peace throughout the realm

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and happiness for the people.

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Riddle game!

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Solve a riddle and win a goldfish!

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Goldfish.

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Solve a riddle and win a goldfish!

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Solve a riddle and win a goldfish!

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Father, Mother,

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let's solve the riddles.

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A mouth hides beside the field.

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A lone stalk leans against the mountain.

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Three horizontal lines fill the granary.

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Two feet tread across the fields.

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I know this one.

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A bountiful harvest.

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Exactly!

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Young Master, you are truly clever.

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Just as expected of Mother's son.

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Back then, your mother
was just as unbeatable

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at solving riddles.

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Another one.

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A mouth holds the moon,
hearts forever entwined.

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Three strokes and a hook,
never to be apart.

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Silken threads wind through
the carriage in endless knots.

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Twin branches rest together in the rain.

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Youyou, do you know the answer?

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Is it Forever United,
Like Intertwined Branches?

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Madam,

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you truly are gifted
with exceptional wit.

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I think this little goldfish

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should go to your young master.

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Young Master,

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here, take it.

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Mother,

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what does "Forever United,
Like Intertwined Branches" mean?

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It means

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Father and Mother will always
stay with Little Goldfish,

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and together we'll watch
our magnificent land

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prosper for all eternity.

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Let's go look over there.

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All right.

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♪Only the threads of love are exquisite♪

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♪Hidden in the depths of your eyes♪

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♪An autumn lake reflects you and I♪

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♪As the years go by♪

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♪My heart rises and falls♪

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♪A pool of you♪

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♪And a pool of me♪