The Water Bloom

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    "“Why, that is the rainbow, darling child,” he explained. “It’s made by the sun shining on the water droplets in the air.”",
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    "Her imagination also saw the red of poppies, the green of leaves, the yellow of sunflowers, and the blue of larkspurs. The rainbow appeared to Harper as a great, wide, wondrous, splendid wreath, and she wondered how it had grown so quickly and blossomed so high in the air.",
    "Harper couldn’t tear her eyes away from the sight. “Oh, look!” she cried, her heart overflowing with joy. “Look at the beautiful water bloom!”",
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