It's a mouthful, but this might just be the time for it to be a mouthful. Sometimes I think the longer it takes to say something, the more profound it must be.
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I thought the bamboo was dead... but part of me hoped I was wrong, that just because the foliage shrivelled up and died, there might still remain some life in the roots. So I kept watering it... but doubts nagged. So I dug it up. To check, you know? Turns out, I was right. It was still alive... except I probably killed it when I dug it up.