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Oh, how I wish I were tall enough to go on the sea,” said the fir tree. “What is the sea, and what does it look like?” “It would take too much time to explain,” said the stork, flying quickly away. “Rejoice in thy youth,” said the sunbeam, “rejoice in thy fresh growth, and the young life that is in thee.
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Hans Christian Andersen (A Very Scandinavian Christmas: The Greatest Nordic Holiday Stories of All Time)