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###§$*;--¨ Decent Days Travel North From That ¨--;*$§###
###§$*;--¨ Stands Our House In The Middle Of A ¨--;*$§###
###§$*;--¨ Forgotten Apple Orchard. Our House Is ¨--;*$§###
#§$*;-¨¨¨¨ Built Of Dark Clay And Abandoned By A ¨¨¨¨-;*$§#
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###§$*;--¨ Mean No Harm But It Is Not In Our Best ¨--;*$§###
#$*-¨¨¨¨¨¨ Interest To Do So. There Is Important ¨¨¨¨¨¨-*$#
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####§*;--¨ With Dew. ¨--;*§####
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#§**-¨¨¨¨¨ And Smell Good, And There Is Little ¨¨¨¨¨-**§#
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###§$*;--¨ Father Comes Home He Is Angry And Cuts ¨--;*$§###
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##§$$*;--¨ Comes Home And Until Then We Enjoy ¨--;*$$§##
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###§$*;--¨ Energy To Scold Us. He Weakens Quickly. ¨--;*$§###
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#§§**--¨¨¨ We Will Carry It Out. ¨¨¨--**§§#
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###§$*;--¨ And The Orchard. But It Is Hard And We ¨--;*$§###
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###§$*;--¨ Persistent As Father And Quickly Fall ¨--;*$§###
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