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«......... Forgotten Apple Orchard. Our House Is .........«
.......... Built Of Dark Clay And Abandoned By A ..........
«......... Stranger. The Window Has No Glass But .........«
*«........ Instead Steel Bars To Keep The Animals ........«*
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§%%*«..... Interest To Do So. There Is Important .....«*%%§
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%*«....... Be Done By Animals. (Father Says This.) .......«*%
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«......... Every Morning Our Father Clears The .........«
.......... Ferns And Uproots The Bushes Only For ..........
«......... Them To Grow Back Each Night. Their .........«
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«......... Inside. Stems And Leaves Appear Close .........«
.......... To The Walls And Far From The Light. We ..........
«......... Are Glad, For The Flowers Are Beautiful .........«
*«........ And Smell Good, And There Is Little ........«*
%*«....... Decoration In Our House. But When .......«*%
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%*«....... But We Always Shoo Them Out. With Fresh .......«*%
*«........ Cut Flowers Thrown Right Outside The ........«*
«......... House He Suspects And Resents Our .........«
.......... Inaction. But He Doesn'T Have The ..........
«......... Energy To Scold Us. He Weakens Quickly. .........«
*«........ It Is Not Long Before He Is Still Tired ........«*
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