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¨¨¨¨¨«$§@@ To The  Walls And Far From The Light. We @@§$«¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,«/$£§@@# Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy #@@§£$/«,¨
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¨,«/$£§@@# But  We Always Shoo Them Out. With Fresh #@@§£$/«,¨
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¨,«/$£§@@# House   He   Suspects  And  Resents  Our #@@§£$/«,¨
¨,«/$£§@@# Inaction.  But  He   Doesn'T   Have  The #@@§£$/«,¨
¨,«/$£§@## Energy To Scold Us. He  Weakens Quickly. ##@§£$/«,¨
¨,«/$£§@@@ It Is  Not Long Before He Is Still Tired @@@§£$/«,¨
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¨,«/$£§@@@    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    @@@§£$/«,¨
¨¨¨,«/££§@ Cutting To Us As  Well, Untrusting  That @§££/«,¨¨¨
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¨,«/$£§@@# Falls Asleep As Soon As  He Returns.  We #@@§£$/«,¨
¨,«/$£§@@# Are Left To  Care For Us  And  The House #@@§£$/«,¨
¨,«/$£§@@# And The  Orchard. But It Is  Hard And We #@@§£$/«,¨
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¨,/$£§@@## Persistent As  Father And  Quickly  Fall ##@@§£$/,¨
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