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    <copyright>copyright 2005-2010 by Susan Charkes</copyright>
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      <description><![CDATA["Winter Paths": "Nature's Way" essay on paths of possibility.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA["E Pluribus Unum": "Nature's Way" essay on the many languages of mint.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 23:25:41 -0400</pubDate>
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