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..,»**§¶@# Decent Days Travel North From That #@¶§**»,..
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..,»**§¶@# Forgotten Apple Orchard. Our House Is #@¶§**»,..
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..,»**§¶@# Interest To Do So. There Is Important #@¶§**»,..
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..,»**§¶@# Them To Grow Back Each Night. Their #@¶§**»,..
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..,»**§¶@# When He Returns Home, Each Day More So #@¶§**»,..
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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 ##@¶§**»,.
..,»**§¶@# Them All Down In A Frenzy. We Are #@¶§**»,..
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..,»**§¶@# Comes Home And Until Then We Enjoy #@¶§**»,..
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..,»**§¶@# But We Always Shoo Them Out. With Fresh #@¶§**»,..
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.,»**§¶@## Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed ##@¶§**»,.
..,»**§¶@# Cutting To Us As Well, Untrusting That #@¶§**»,..
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..,»**§¶@# Falls Asleep As Soon As He Returns. We #@¶§**»,..
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..,»**§¶@# And The Orchard. But It Is Hard And We #@¶§**»,..
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