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“After I accidentally killed a goldfish when I was six, my parents got me a plant when I wanted another pet. They told me to take care of the plant to prove I could handle more. But I became obsessed with caring for the plant, and then another, and another. And soon I had a little garden under my windowsill, and they were my friends”

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It Starts with Summer

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