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Grandpa had a mango plantation

at Northern Lagoon, in Belize

but now, squatters...

Make a mango levitate in water
Look at its surface like a buoy floating
Pretend there's a treasure chest attached below
Peel the skin to reveal pure gold
Hollow out the mango holding a gem.

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Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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Date: 3/1/2015 6:15:00 PM
ooooh, I see you love mangos!!! Nice tribute to your favorite fruit!
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Iris E. Sankey- Lewis
Date: 3/2/2015 1:09:00 PM
Andrea, welcome to exotic mango, packed with fortifiers Thank you for sharing your time to view; right back to you. blessings.

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