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| − | A place where nobody dared to go
| + | [[File:Toad.jpg|200px|thumb|right]] |
| − | The love that we came to know
| + | '''Toads''' are a number of kinds of [[amphibian]]s, found worldwide, even as far North as the [[Arctic Circle]]. |
| − | They call it Xanadu
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| − | And now
| + | While the distinction between toads and [[frog]]s is to some extent an arbitrary one, a toad will typically move in an ambulatory fashion (i.e. by walking) whereas a frog will hop. Toads are also generally more terrestrial in their habits. |
| − | Open your eyes and see
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| − | What we have made is real
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| − | We are in Xanadu
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| − | A million lights are dancing
| + | Most toads are predatory upon invertebrates and other small animals. |
| − | And there you are
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| − | A shooting star
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| − | An everlasting world
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| − | And you're here with me
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| − | Eternally
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| − | Xanadu, Xanadu,
| + | The main defence of toads is unpleasant-tasting or poisonous skin-secretions, though some will also inflate themselves to avoid being readily swallowed. The North American toad ''Bufo alvarius'' is actively sought by 'toad-lickers' [http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Labyrinth/9624/thetoad.html] for its powerfully psychoactive secretions. |
| − | (now we are here)
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| − | In Xanadu
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| − | Xanadu, Xanadu,
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| − | (now we are here)
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| − | In Xanadu
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| − | Xanadu, your neon lights will shine
| + | In parts of [[Australasia]], the introduced cane toad, lacking any natural predators, has become a serious pest. |
| − | For you, Xanadu
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| − | The love
| + | [[Category:Amphibians]] |
| − | The echoes of long ago
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| − | You needed the world to know
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| − | They are in Xanadu
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| − | The dream
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| − | That came through a million years
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| − | That lived on through all the tears
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| − | It came to Xanadu
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| − | A million lights are dancing
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| − | And there you are
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| − | A shooting star
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| − | An everlasting world
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| − | And you're here with me
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| − | Eternally
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| − | Xanadu, Xanadu,
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| − | (now we are here)
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| − | In Xanadu
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| − | Xanadu, Xanadu,
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| − | (now we are here)
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| − | In Xanadu
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| − | Now that I'm here
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| − | Now that you're near in Xanadu
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| − | Now that I'm here
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| − | Now that you're near in Xanadu
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| − | Xanadu...
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