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The Gassy Organism/city

a: New york ~
b: living organism

What: 1) It has circulatory systems: sewage, transit. 2)It emits gases. 3)It gives off energy. 4)It has a waist removal system.5) and maybe it smell when it gives off gas Many cities are similar to this.....

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Writer: lingua06437
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Date: Dec 7 2012 10:55 AM



a: Snowflake ~
b: a Tibetan sand mandala

What: Each snowflake is like a Tibetan sand mandala, an intricate work of love and art, only to be dismantled upon completion." Or this,about the end of winter: "By winter's end the marsh may look tattered and damaged, a reflection of our own cathartic feelings: we are beaten down by winter, but will be stronger for it in the end, and like the marsh we will recover come spring."

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Writer: Catherine Schmitt
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Sep 14 2014 6:36 PM



a: egg pattern ~
b: fingerprint

What:

"The egg pattern is like a fingerprint," Lyon said. "It turns out that in most cases, the parasitism is done by females who have their own nests, and often it's the next-door neighbor, so by comparing the eggs in nearby nests we can tell who's doing it."


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Writer: Bruce Lyon
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Date: Oct 7 2014 10:29 AM



a: worship of a community ~
b: tidal forces

What:

"The worship of a community is like the tidal forces That draw the Ocean of Love upstream into the river."

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Writer: Alex Grey
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Date: Jul 24 2015 4:15 PM



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