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¶¤^;»-¨¨¨¨ Stands Our House In The Middle Of A ¨¨¨¨-»;^¤¶
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###¶*^;»-¨ Built Of Dark Clay And Abandoned By A ¨-»;^*¶###
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#¶¤^^^;»-¨ Interest To Do So. There Is Important ¨-»;^^^¤¶#
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#¤^»»»¨¨¨¨ Flowers And In The Morning They Are Wet ¨¨¨¨»»»^¤#
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¶¤¤^;-¨¨¨¨ When He Returns Home, Each Day More So ¨¨¨¨-;^¤¤¶
##¶¤*^;»-¨ Than The Next. We Learn To Cook For Him ¨-»;^*¤¶##
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##¶¤*^;»-¨ Inside. Stems And Leaves Appear Close ¨-»;^*¤¶##
##¶¤*^;»-¨ To The Walls And Far From The Light. We ¨-»;^*¤¶##
##¶¤*^;»-¨ Are Glad, For The Flowers Are Beautiful ¨-»;^*¤¶##
##¶¤*^;»-¨ And Smell Good, And There Is Little ¨-»;^*¤¶##
##¶¤*^;»-¨ Decoration In Our House. But When ¨-»;^*¤¶##
#¤¤*;-¨¨¨¨ Father Comes Home He Is Angry And Cuts ¨¨¨¨-;*¤¤#
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¤^^;»-¨¨¨¨ We Are Then Tasked With Removing Any ¨¨¨¨-»;^^¤
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##¶¤*^;»-¨ House He Suspects And Resents Our ¨-»;^*¤¶##
¶**;»¨¨¨¨¨ Inaction. But He Doesn'T Have The ¨¨¨¨¨»;**¶
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###¶¤^;»-¨ It Is Not Long Before He Is Still Tired ¨-»;^¤¶###
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##¶¤*^;»-¨ Are Left To Care For Us And The House ¨-»;^*¤¶##
##¶¤*^;»-¨ And The Orchard. But It Is Hard And We ¨-»;^*¤¶##
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