A broken tulip by Maaike

A broken tulip by Maaike

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A broken tulip by Maaike
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When the customs officer asked why I was in Holland I said, “tulips”

When the customs officer asked why I was in Holland I said, “tulips”

and he nodded.

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I could have said, I like stumbling across sage in a strange city.

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