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##££$^=-,, Mean No Harm But It Is Not In Our Best ,,-=^$££##
#£££$^=-,, Interest To Do So. There Is Important ,,-=^$£££#
##££$^=-,, Work That Needs To Be Done, And It Cant ,,-=^$££##
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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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##££$^=-,, Them All Down In A Frenzy. We Are ,,-=^$££##
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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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##££$^=-,, Falls Asleep As Soon As He Returns. We ,,-=^$££##
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