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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 @#&§*=-^¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^- Are Glad, For The Flowers Are Beautiful -^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨^-=* Decoration In Our House. But When *=-^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^-=*§ Father Comes Home He Is Angry And Cuts §*=-^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨^-=*§&# Beautiful! We Wait Just Until Father #&§*=-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-=*§& Comes Home And Until Then We Enjoy &§*=-^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨^-=* But We Always Shoo Them Out. With Fresh *=-^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-= Inaction. But He Doesn'T Have The =-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^-=* Energy To Scold Us. He Weakens Quickly. *=-^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^-=*§& Even In The Morning And Must &§*=-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-=*§&# Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed #&§*=-^¨¨¨
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