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A tiny sapling amid rocks polished by River Ganges on its sandy beaches - "It bloomed for a while - a tiny hit of green. And then dehydrated in eternal ocean, never to be seen."

A tiny sapling amid rocks polished by River Ganges on its sandy beaches - "It bloomed for a while - a tiny hit of green. And then dehydrated in eternal ocean, never to be seen."

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Date Taken: 10.2011
Date Uploaded: 11.2011
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