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,~»=*££@@@ Stands Our House In The Middle Of A @@@££*=»~,
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,~»=*££@## Built Of Dark Clay And Abandoned By A ##@££*=»~,
,,,~»=££££ Stranger. The Window Has No Glass But ££££=»~,,,
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,~»=*££@## The Animals That We Fight To Keep Away, ##@££*=»~,
,,,,,~==*£ For They Speak To Us To Join Them In £*==~,,,,,
,,,,»»*£££ The Luscious Caves Below Ground. They £££*»»,,,,
,~»=*££@## Mean No Harm But It Is Not In Our Best ##@££*=»~,
,~»=*££@## Interest To Do So. There Is Important ##@££*=»~,
,~»=*££@@# Work That Needs To Be Done, And It Cant #@@££*=»~,
,~»=*££@@@ Be Done By Animals. (Father Says This.) @@@££*=»~,
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,~»=*££@## Every Morning Our Father Clears The ##@££*=»~,
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,~»=*££@## Even The Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac ##@££*=»~,
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,~»=*££@## Father Is Away During The Day Doing ##@££*=»~,
,~»=*££@## Important Things Elsewhere. He Is Weary ##@££*=»~,
,~»=*££@## 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 @£**»»,,,,
,,,,,~»*£@ Them All Down In A Frenzy. We Are @£*»~,,,,,
,,,»»**£££ Scared Of Him Then. £££**»»,,,
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,~»=*££@## We Are Then Tasked With Removing Any ##@££*=»~,
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,~»=*££@@# Comes Home And Until Then We Enjoy #@@££*=»~,
,~»=*££@@@ Them. Sometimes An Animal Will Sneak In @@@££*=»~,
,~»==*££££ But We Always Shoo Them Out. With Fresh ££££*==»~,
,~»=**£££@ Cut Flowers Thrown Right Outside The @£££**=»~,
,,,»==*££@ House He Suspects And Resents Our @££*==»,,,
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,,,»»=£££# Energy To Scold Us. He Weakens Quickly. #£££=»»,,,
,~~»»==££@ It Is Not Long Before He Is Still Tired @££==»»~~,
,~»=*££@## Even In The Morning And Must ##@££*=»~,
,,~~==£££@ Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed @£££==~~,,
,,~~==**£@ Cutting To Us As Well, Untrusting That @£**==~~,,
,~»=*££### We Will Carry It Out. ###££*=»~,
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,,,,,,»**£ Falls Asleep As Soon As He Returns. We £**»,,,,,,
,~»=*££@## Are Left To Care For Us And The House ##@££*=»~,
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,~»=*££@## Are Distracted. We Are Not As ##@££*=»~,
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