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<p>Joanna Valli shows customers how to roll a Marimo ball in her hand, a practice which is necessary to keep the fuzzy little algae healthy and growing. Marimo balls, which stay in water and can live 200 years, are considered cultural icons on Hakkaido, the second-largest island in Japan.</p>

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