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From Page 3 “If it’s been raining hard and it stopped, out those merkels will pop.
“This year they came a bit sooner—back in March. Guess it’s because the winter was milder.
“I DON’T know what toe real word for them is,” Jenny Dodson said. “They have a real name. Some big word.”
“It comes from miracle,” Lloyd said. “Isn’t it a miracle toe way they come up?” he laughed. He thought about his spontaneous idea. “Maybe that’s it.”
“No, it’s another word,” his mother said. “I’ve heard it but I don’t know it. Like we told you, they’re hard to find. Erser, my husband, says you have to ‘stand still and creep.’
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