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father’s family! Oh! pleasant, pleasant
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able to re-enter her mouth thus causing her to perish.
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symbolized a wedding of souls.
Both the Chinese and Japanese view butterflies as symbols of happiness and joy.
The butterfly in Japan is the symbol of womanhood.
In Bangladesh butterflies are viewed as good luck symbols.
In Sumatra, a tribe believes they are the descendents of butterfly eggs.
The Naga tribes of Manipur in Madagascar believe their ancestors came from a
butterfly.
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