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.~«:$£¤£££ The  Luscious Caves  Below  Ground. They £££¤£$:«~.
.~«:$£¤£@# Mean No Harm But It  Is Not In Our  Best #@£¤£$:«~.
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.~«:$£¤£@# Work  That Needs To Be Done, And It Cant #@£¤£$:«~.
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.~«:$£¤£@# Them To  Grow  Back  Each  Night.  Their #@£¤£$:«~.
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.~«:$£¤£@# Even The Color  Of Wine. They Have Lilac #@£¤£$:«~.
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.~«:$£¤£@# Inside.  Stems And Leaves  Appear  Close #@£¤£$:«~.
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.~«:$£¤£@# Are Glad, For  The Flowers Are Beautiful #@£¤£$:«~.
.~«:$£¤£@# And Smell  Good,  And  There  Is  Little #@£¤£$:«~.
.~«:$£¤£@# Decoration   In   Our  House.  But  When #@£¤£$:«~.
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....~«$£¤£ Cut  Flowers  Thrown  Right Outside  The £¤£$«~....
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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 ££¤£:«....
.~«:$£¤£@# Even   In   The    Morning   And    Must #@£¤£$:«~.
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.~«:$£¤£@# Cutting To  Us  As Well, Untrusting That #@£¤£$:«~.
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....~~:$£¤ Falls Asleep As  Soon As He Returns.  We ¤£$:~~....
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