(No, I've never been proposed to!)

Mae, I hear that opals shrink in water - my sister had gotten one and the jewelers told her to take it off when she washed her hands and the such after the first time the stone fell out.

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Si à travers nos veines coule encore le sang...
Si dans les jeux d'enfants on entend encore l'accent...
Si nous sentons encore l'espoir de nos grands-parents...
Si dans les voiles du large souffle encore le vent...
Y'a jamais eu de Grand Dérangement.