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###@§%;»^, 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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##@#§%;»^, Ferns And Uproots The Bushes Only For ,^»;%§#@##
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##@#§%;»^, Leaves Are Teal, White And Yellow, Some ,^»;%§#@##
##%%;»,,,, Even The Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac ,,,,»;%%##
##@#§%;»^, Flowers And In The Morning They Are Wet ,^»;%§#@##
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##@#§%;»^, Important Things Elsewhere. He Is Weary ,^»;%§#@##
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##@#§%;»^, Than The Next. We Learn To Cook For Him ,^»;%§#@##
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###@#§;»^, 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 ,^»;%§#@##
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###@#%;»^, Beautiful! We Wait Just Until Father ,^»;%#@###
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##§§§%;»^, Them. Sometimes An Animal Will Sneak In ,^»;%§§§##
##@#§%;»^, But We Always Shoo Them Out. With Fresh ,^»;%§#@##
##@#§%;»^, Cut Flowers Thrown Right Outside The ,^»;%§#@##
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##@#§%;»^, 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 ,^»;%§#@##
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##@#§%;»^, 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 ,^»;%§§###
##@#§%;»^, And The Orchard. But It Is Hard And We ,^»;%§#@##
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