Day 22. Louisiana is not cold

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Day 21. Flower Power

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Day 20. Enjoy the pause

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Day 19. Out of Place

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Day 18. Tripleheader

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Day 17. Deeply in like

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Day 16. Blessed are the bees

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Day 15. Stay the course

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Day 14. Birds of the air

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