Invasive plants and Fooded Plants

Staccato--Scherzo
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Three folk in a gaarden on a feilded edge.
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Ole Gal....Descurainia pinnata:  & tenella
spinach, chard, parsley, sorrel, and beet greens
Rheum rhabarbarumCapsicum annuum . 
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Hau.....oh smart, smart  Ole Gal you smart!
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mUmble Mungo...Who huh, uhm, auh-ruh, ah:ooh ye auh ooh?
She-it Bouis! Gal say, huh,uhm,oh ooh, wee ye auh oh ooh!
know damn she say, ooh we auh ooh!
wiff oil certainty I know
she say ooh, we auh ooh auh we!
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Hua Uhm-Ooh...Uh-uh, dew what? say chi auh peso?
Mumbbles.. Uh, uh, ooh auh we ooh.
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Ole Gal...dew veggies mak ah, noise as they grow?
when plants (like tomatoes or tobacco) are stressed
 by dehydration or stem-cutting, they emit airborne,
 ultrasonic clicking or popping sounds. 
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Mumbles.....Damn fool Gal, bay-leaf oil dat stuff, ya'll sum dumb peoples,
don't know plant make no noise.
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Ole Gal...She-it! rasberries and Rhubarb make me make noises,
I say thangs like ooh, ooh, sookie, sookie, bay-bay
auh, sweet, sweet love!
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Hua.. huh, huh, ha: that auh good one Ole Gal, tear that Coochie up!
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Ole Gal..Ya'll got candy? I want sum canduy, what I won't do for
sum of datt candy!
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Mumbles......ooh,auh,ooh we groove,grind?
oh,Iooh we! I got sum candy!
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Ole Gal....come on Mumblez we-is got sum loving
to do, I want sum of datt candy!
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