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Article: ORCHIDS IN A NEW LIGHT FORGET THEIR PRIMA DONNA IMAGE; THEY CAN WALTZ RIGHT IN AND MAKE THEMSELVES AT HOME.(Lifestyle)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- March 9, 2000
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