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¨¨¨-~~~^§£ For They  Speak To  Us To  Join Them  In £§^~~~-¨¨¨
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¨-~/^$§££# Be Done  By Animals. (Father Says This.) #££§$^/~-¨
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¨¨¨¨-~^$§§ Than  The Next. We Learn To Cook For Him §§$^~-¨¨¨¨
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¨-~/^$§£##               His Clothes.               ##£§$^/~-¨
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¨-~/^$§§££ Father Comes Home  He Is Angry  And Cuts ££§§$^/~-¨
¨-~/^$§£## Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are ##£§$^/~-¨
¨¨¨~~/^§£#           Scared Of Him Then.            #£§^/~~¨¨¨
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¨-~/^$$§£# Beautiful!  We  Wait  Just Until  Father #£§$$^/~-¨
¨-~/^§£### Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy ###£§^/~-¨
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¨-~/^$§£## Inaction.  But   He   Doesn'T  Have  The ##£§$^/~-¨
¨-~/^$§£## Energy  To Scold Us. He Weakens Quickly. ##£§$^/~-¨
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¨¨¨¨-~/^§#    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    #§^/~-¨¨¨¨
¨-~/^$§£## Cutting  To Us As Well, Untrusting  That ##£§$^/~-¨
¨-~/^$§£##          We Will Carry It Out.           ##£§$^/~-¨
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¨-~/^$§§£# And The Orchard.  But It  Is Hard And We #£§§$^/~-¨
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¨-~/^§£###           Behind In Our Duties.          ###£§^/~-¨
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