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.~-*%££### Brush Of Ferns  And  Bushes.  There Live ###££%*-~.
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.~-*%££### For They Speak To  Us  To  Join Them  In ###££%*-~.
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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 ###££%*-~.
.~-*%££### Be  Done By Animals. (Father Says This.) ###££%*-~.
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.~-*%££### Them To  Grow  Back  Each  Night.  Their ###££%*-~.
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.~-*%££### Flowers And In  The Morning They Are Wet ###££%*-~.
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.~-*%££### Inside. Stems  And Leaves  Appear  Close ###££%*-~.
.....~*£## To The Walls And Far From  The Light. We ##£*~.....
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.~-*%£££## And Smell  Good,  And  There  Is  Little ##£££%*-~.
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.~-*%££###            Scared Of Him Then.           ###££%*-~.
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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. #££££%*-~.
.~-*%££### It Is  Not Long Before He Is Still Tired ###££%*-~.
.~-*%££### Even    In   The    Morning   And   Must ###££%*-~.
......-%£#    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    #£%-......
.~-*%££### Cutting To Us As  Well,  Untrusting That ###££%*-~.
.~-*%£££##          We Will Carry It Out.           ##£££%*-~.
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...----*%£ Falls Asleep  As Soon As He Returns.  We £%*----...
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