Hyacinth
108 Flowers - Book 3
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17m
Messenger of the wind, wind child, sending a message through the wind...however one puts it, the name of hyacinth is beautiful in Chinese.
Expecting a good story? I really don't know why the flower has such a poetic name. The flower is dorky. Not tall to begin with, many blossoms choose to bend their heads. One needs to crawl on the ground to study them. The leaves grow in a vertical bundle. There is a general lack of style.
But this is the style of Hyacinth. Take it or leave it. Dorky personalities have their charm.
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