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It began with a few flowers planted beside her grandmother, who taught her how to press a fingertip into the soil, tuck a seed inside, and resist the overwhelming urge to dig it back up the following morning to see whether anything was happening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnika was seven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatience was not yet among her talents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour years later, her garden has become a glorious experiment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe saves seeds in little folded envelopes and writes notes on them. 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