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| − | [[File:Toad.jpg|200px|thumb|right]]
| + | A place where nobody dared to go |
| − | '''Toads''' are a number of kinds of [[amphibian]]s, found worldwide, even as far North as the [[Arctic Circle]].
| + | The love that we came to know |
| | + | They call it Xanadu |
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| − | 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.
| + | And now |
| | + | Open your eyes and see |
| | + | What we have made is real |
| | + | We are in Xanadu |
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| − | Most toads are predatory upon invertebrates and other small animals.
| + | A million lights are dancing |
| | + | And there you are |
| | + | A shooting star |
| | + | An everlasting world |
| | + | And you're here with me |
| | + | Eternally |
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| − | 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.
| + | Xanadu, Xanadu, |
| | + | (now we are here) |
| | + | In Xanadu |
| | + | Xanadu, Xanadu, |
| | + | (now we are here) |
| | + | In Xanadu |
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| − | In parts of [[Australasia]], the introduced cane toad, lacking any natural predators, has become a serious pest.
| + | Xanadu, your neon lights will shine |
| | + | For you, Xanadu |
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| − | [[Category:Amphibians]]
| + | The love |
| | + | The echoes of long ago |
| | + | You needed the world to know |
| | + | They are in Xanadu |
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| | + | The dream |
| | + | That came through a million years |
| | + | That lived on through all the tears |
| | + | It came to Xanadu |
| | + | |
| | + | A million lights are dancing |
| | + | And there you are |
| | + | A shooting star |
| | + | An everlasting world |
| | + | And you're here with me |
| | + | Eternally |
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| | + | Xanadu, Xanadu, |
| | + | (now we are here) |
| | + | In Xanadu |
| | + | Xanadu, Xanadu, |
| | + | (now we are here) |
| | + | In Xanadu |
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| | + | Now that I'm here |
| | + | Now that you're near in Xanadu |
| | + | Now that I'm here |
| | + | Now that you're near in Xanadu |
| | + | Xanadu... |