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      <image:caption>June…the perfect month to write poetry or a book if you wish.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The willow lives and breathes again.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Find your peace in nature on the banks of a river that flows through the mountains.</image:caption>
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