Green vines attached to the trunk of the tree had wound

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themselves toward the top of the canopy. Ants used the vine as
their private highway, avoiding all the creases and crags of the
bark, to freely move at top speed from top to bottom or bottom to
top depending on their current chore. At least this was the way it
was supposed to be. Something had damaged the vine overnight
halfway up the tree leaving a gap in the once pristine ant highway.

2.She glanced up into the sky to watch the clouds taking shape.
First, she saw a dog. Next, it was an elephant. Finally, she saw a
giant umbrella and at that moment the rain began to pour.

3. It wasn't quite yet time to panic. There was still time to salvage
the situation. At least that is what she was telling himself. The
reality was that it was time to panic and there wasn't time to
salvage the situation, but he continued to delude himself into
believing there was.

4. The headache wouldn't go away. She's taken medicine but even

that didn't help. The monstrous throbbing in her head continued.
She had this happen to her only once before in her life and she
realized that only one thing could be happening.