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Jack Fruit

I recently saw a very big fruit
It’s big enough to be a giant Kiwi
Brown enough to be a pineapple
Round enough to be a fig
It is rare in America but not unknown
The name of this fruit is Jack
Although what exactly it is,
I don not know- not even sure
What a person can do with it.

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