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new yea
r
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Mo
ch
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th
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ty la
s
t mon
th
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en
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tan
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ly g
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ed by
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ce o
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r
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o
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ov
id
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en
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t
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f
am
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s
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l
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r
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l
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r
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s m
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id
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ly mu
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ld
r
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t th
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t
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ompan
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s
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s and ph
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e
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rm
th o
f th
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ra
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on
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t i
t wa
s w
ond
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r
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l wa
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o
th
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r r
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l
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c
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e cap
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ing th
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r
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e c
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ld f
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l th
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rgy o
f ev
o s
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e th
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ommun
i
ty ou
t in fu
l
l a
f
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r th
e b
eau
t
i
fu
l hand
s
-
on t
o
rab
l
en
e
s
s tha
t en
su
ed
.
th
e c
r
owd
. V
o
lun
t
e
e
r
s on s
tag
e ad
o
r
c
e w
e
l
c
om
ing th
e n
ew y
ea
r
.
p
ra
c
t
i
c
e o
f ik
ebana (Japan
e
s
e f
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lk
ing a
r
ound
, l
i
s
t
en
ing t
o
s
ed ak
in
e
,o
r hamm
e
r
, t
o p
ound
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en th
e
r
e
’
s th
e m
o
ch
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f
l
ow
e
r a
r
rang
ing
) and a
t
t
end
e
e
s
e l
iv
e
ly c
onv
e
r
sa
t
i
on
s and th
e
e r
i
c
e in th
eu
su
,o
r w
o
od th
e s
t
i
cky
, ta
s
ty
, w
ond
e
r
fu
l s
tu
f
f th
s
t
r
o
l
l
ed a
r
ound th
e ev
en
t w
i
th th
igg
l
ing o
f ch
i
ld
r
en
, i
t wa
s a t
r
ea
t
ck
e
t
. An
o
th
e
r s
c
o
op
ed and g
t i
s th
e h
ea
r
t o
f M
o
ch
i
t
suk
i
. bu
th
e f
l
ow
e
r b
ouqu
e
t
s th
ey tha
o exp
e
r
i
en
c
e th
e va
r
i
e
ty o
f
ed wa
t
e
r wh
i
l
e k
e
ep
ing th
e t
o
ch
i c
om
e
s in a
l
l k
ind
s o
f add
d
e
s
ign
ed
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i
t
i
ona
l a
r
rang
e
- M
end
o
r
s and exh
ib
i
t
o
r
s
. F
r
om th
e
su s
c
rap
ed c
l
ean
. I
t wa
s a v
lav
o
r
s
, and ea
t
ing i
t a
t th
e n
ew u
m
en
t
s
, c
ra
f
t
ed by sk
i
l
l
ed a
r
t
i
- f
ca
l
l
ig
raphy p
ra
c
t
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e w
i
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ig
s
c
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r
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o wa
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r
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o
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o g
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ly d
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