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¨¨¨¨¨¨:»†^ Built Of Dark Clay And Abandoned By A ^†»:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:»† Stranger. The Window Has No Glass But †»:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ For They Speak To Us To Join Them In ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:»† Interest To Do So. There Is Important †»:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:»†^ Work That Needs To Be Done, And It Cant ^†»:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:»†^$ Be Done By Animals. (Father Says This.) $^†»:¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨:»†^$&@@ Leaves Are Teal, White And Yellow, Some @@&$^†»:¨¨
¨¨¨:»†^$&@ Even The Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac @&$^†»:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:»†^$& Flowers And In The Morning They Are Wet &$^†»:¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:» Important Things Elsewhere. He Is Weary »:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Than The Next. We Learn To Cook For Him ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ So That He Does Not Have To. We Tend To ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:» To The Walls And Far From The Light. We »:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:»† Are Glad, For The Flowers Are Beautiful †»:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:»†^ And Smell Good, And There Is Little ^†»:¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨:»†^$& 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 @@&$^†»:¨¨
¨¨¨:»†^$&@ Indoor Plant We See. But They Are So @&$^†»:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:»†^$& Beautiful! We Wait Just Until Father &$^†»:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:»†^$ Comes Home And Until Then We Enjoy $^†»:¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:»† But We Always Shoo Them Out. With Fresh †»:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:» Cut Flowers Thrown Right Outside The »:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Inaction. But He Doesn'T Have The ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Energy To Scold Us. He Weakens Quickly. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ It Is Not Long Before He Is Still Tired ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: Cutting To Us As Well, Untrusting That :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨:»†^ Now He Leaves As Soon As He'S Awake And ^†»:¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨:»†^$& Are Left To Care For Us And The House &$^†»:¨¨¨¨
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