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##@#£§=-,, Stands Our House In The Middle Of A ,,-=§£#@##
#@#£§†=-,, Forgotten Apple Orchard. Our House Is ,,-=†§£#@#
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#£££§†=-,, Brush Of Ferns And Bushes. There Live ,,-=†§£££#
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#@#£§†=-,, Interest To Do So. There Is Important ,,-=†§£#@#
#@#£§†=-,, Work That Needs To Be Done, And It Cant ,,-=†§£#@#
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#§††--,,,, To The Walls And Far From The Light. We ,,,,--††§#
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@#££§†=-,, 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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#§=-,,,,,, Inaction. But He Doesn'T Have The ,,,,,,-=§#
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##@#£†=-,, Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed ,,-=†£#@##
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#@#£§†=-,, We Will Carry It Out. ,,-=†§£#@#
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#@#£§†=-,, Falls Asleep As Soon As He Returns. We ,,-=†§£#@#
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