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Narcissus the boy. Who

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fell in love with himself? Have

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you ever come across the beautiful

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flower with white petals and a

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shimmering golden center? Known as

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the Narcissus. Or

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have you ever shouted in the

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mountains and been surprised when your

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own voice shouted right back. Wow,

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I'm. Here with a

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Greek myth that unveils the

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mystery behind the very first

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Narcissus flower. There

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was this lad named Narcissus

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at. Sixteen, he stood at the

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crossroads of youth and adulthood, and

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my he was a good looking

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boy. The gods had blast him

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with such good looks that flowers

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would twist and twelve to watch

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him wonder by. and even the

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breezes couldn't help but spread tales

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of his captivating charm. A

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blind old and insightful seer

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Tie Weise yes, once made

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a curious prediction about him.

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He'll leave. I love my

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life. Unless he comes

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face to face with himself.

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Quite. A riddle, right? What?

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Do think he meant by that. After

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all, Maris. We're not

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even invented back then. So. How could

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he come face to face with himself?

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We. Shall see. On

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a sun kissed stay while

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exploring the meadows, Narcissus discovered

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a pond with water so

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clear it mirrored the world

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above. As. He

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peered into it steps. He.

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Saw a radiant face staring

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back. who

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might this be he thought

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It was love at first

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sight. The

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face was so beautiful that he couldn't

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help falling for it, deep,

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deep in love. Yet

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every time he reached out to touch

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the mesmerising face, it would

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ripple away. Day

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after day he sat by

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the pond, completely entranced. The

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face in the water smiled,

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cried, and laughed just as

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he did. Why

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won't you join me? he

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often wondered, not realising

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he was admiring his

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own reflection. Hidden

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in the shadows, the nymph's

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echo watched with a heavy heart.

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Once a chatterbox, now

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the goddess Juno had cursed her

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to only echo the last words

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she heard. That

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was why she was called Echo, right? She

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wished to call out to the beautiful boy,

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but all she could do was repeat

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his says. When

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he lamented, Oh, I'm

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in love, she'd echo, In

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love! And

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when he said, I'm

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so smitten, she would echo

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back, So

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smitten! But

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here's the twist. Narcissus

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wasn't talking to Echo when

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he declared his love. He

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was enamoured by his own

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reflection. And when

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he heard Echo's reply, he believed

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his watery twin was

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responding. And

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poor Echo thought that he had fallen

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in love with her. But

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he hadn't even noticed the poor nymph. He

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was totally absorbed in his

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own reflection. I

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know it sounds unbelievable that a man could be so

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angry. so vain and totally in love

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with himself, but this is a

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true story. Yet

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his every attempt to kiss

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his reflection only ended in

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ripples and wet cheeks. With

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each passing day Narcissus

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grew more forlorn, wishing

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his reflection could step out

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and they could embrace. Echo,

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watching from afar, would echo

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his wishes, adding to the

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confusion. The boy

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was so lovesick for his own

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reflection that he could not sleep.

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He stopped eating. He

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did not drink. He hardly

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breathed. One

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fateful evening, bathed

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in the glow of a

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setting sun, Narcissus whispered

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his heart-wrenching farewell to

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himself. Goodbye,

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my love, goodbye.

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And Echo, her

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voice quivering with

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sorrow, echoed, goodbye.

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By sunrise, where the

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heartbroken boy once sat, a

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radiant flower blossomed, its

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white petals guarding a golden

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heart. It

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was christened Narcissus,

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a tribute to the boy who was lost

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in his own beauty. What

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a mesmerizing tale, right? The

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story of Narcissus is an

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age-old reminder about the dangers

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of being too self-absorbed, and

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it's thanks to him that we call

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someone who thinks too highly of

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themselves a Narcissus. If

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you meet one of these people, don't be

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like Echo and just repeat back everything

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they want you to say. say.

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Narcissus can be

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very controlling. If

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you can, avoid. That's my

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advice. And next

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time you see a Narcissus flower or

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hear an echo in the mountains, remember

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this tale and the importance

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of loving others and not

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just ourselves. For

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now, from me, Natasha. Bye bye!