There was a flowerpot on the windowsill, and in it a small, dazzlingly red rose.

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The group's inventions include a simple flower that emerges from its flowerpot only when a user's long-distance partner comes online.

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There was a flowerpot filled with edible mulch, from which we "harvested" carrots and radishes, a ceramic egg containing two tiny smoked quail eggs nestled on a bed of smoldering hay.

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According to the Washington Post, it was here that he learned counter-intelligence tricks that became part of his relationship with their reporters: a flowerpot on Mr Woodward's balcony would indicate that the reporter required a meeting, while a clock face inked on the reporter's daily New York Times would reveal the time Mr Felt would be waiting in the car park.

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