to perch / to rest (of birds) / to dwell / to live / to stay
栖
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木
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西
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The Queen of Hearts (qi) set up an artificial habitat (栖) in front of the space station (Ø1) by using a huge cowboy hat (西) as the base on which she erected a few Christmas trees (木).
息
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心
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自
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Marie Curie practices breathing fire in front of the space station while watching herself in a hand mirror. Because she is so exited her heart is pounding very hard.