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Fraxinella
Now, in that brief interval of silence, when the bee made his
demand, Fraxinella clearly heard the words ‘gas plant.’ Her sap rose
with excitement. “I’m here, I’m here,” she cried, but the roses had
started up their chorus of enticement and denial, drowning out her
one small voice. How could she get the bee’s attention?
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