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.~-*%££### Stranger. The Window Has No Glass But ###££%*-~.
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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 ###££%*-~.
.~-*%£££## Leaves Are Teal, White And Yellow, Some ##£££%*-~.
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.~-*%££### Flowers And In The Morning They Are Wet ###££%*-~.
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..~--%%£££ Important Things Elsewhere. He Is Weary £££%%--~..
...~~**%££ When He Returns Home, Each Day More So ££%**~~...
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.~-*%££### Inside. Stems And Leaves Appear Close ###££%*-~.
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.~-*%££### Are Glad, For The Flowers Are Beautiful ###££%*-~.
.~-*%£££## And Smell Good, And There Is Little ##£££%*-~.
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.~-*%££### Beautiful! We Wait Just Until Father ###££%*-~.
.~-*%££££# Comes Home And Until Then We Enjoy #££££%*-~.
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.~-*%££££# Energy To Scold Us. He Weakens Quickly. #££££%*-~.
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.~-*%££### Even In The Morning And Must ###££%*-~.
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.~-*%££### Cutting To Us As Well, Untrusting That ###££%*-~.
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