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Extract from the #OldEnglish #Sacred #Herb #Charm Weybread (plantain), you mighty plant, You are the most revered among the earth, You are wrapped in power, You withstand the poison, Bend over with tiny drops of water, When a man blows upon you in the snow #FolkloreThursday #Folklore
May 8, 2025, 4:15 PM
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