❛ oh, jaune! look! ❜ she moves as if engaged in some secret affair with spring. the trees and flowers disperse their cool odors, and pearl leaps around them with a special little elegance of her own. with a sweet and almost tropical delight, she stops somewhere near the apex of the meadow, gesturing excitedly to the — ❛ tulips! ❜
she kneels then, unable to stifle the beam that's measured itself along the bend of her mouth. a learning opportunity! her eyes gleam with hectic excitement. ❛ tulips will grow as much as an inch per day, even after being cut! against all odds, the tulip can and will persevere! it continues to bloom, no matter what treachery befalls it! this is what we must strive to achieve, jaune. ❜ with an inborn, gentle sort of adoration, she nests one of the bulbs between her fingers. ❛ persistence, resolve, tenacity, determination, and staying power. like the tulip, we can't give up. ❜
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