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What things in nature teach us the following: Nothing is impossible to achieve ____________ - English

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What things in nature teach us the following:

Nothing is impossible to achieve ____________.

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Solution

Nothing is impossible to achieve ants; small bits of grass peeping from cracks in the concrete.

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The Alchemy of Nature
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Chapter 1.6: The Alchemy of Nature - English workshop [Page 40]

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Balbharati English Kumarbharati [English] Standard 10 Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 1.6 The Alchemy of Nature
English workshop | Q 1. (a) | Page 40

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