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#@££*†-~.. The Animals That We Fight To Keep Away, ..~-†*££@#
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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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#@££*†-~.. Even The Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac ..~-†*££@#
##@££*†-~. Flowers And In The Morning They Are Wet .~-†*££@##
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#@££*†-~.. Father Is Away During The Day Doing ..~-†*££@#
##@££*†-~. Important Things Elsewhere. He Is Weary .~-†*££@##
#@££*†-~.. When He Returns Home, Each Day More So ..~-†*££@#
##@££*†-~. Than The Next. We Learn To Cook For Him .~-†*££@##
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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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#@££*†-~.. 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 ..~-†*££@#
##@££*†-~. 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 ..~-†*££@#
##@££*†-~. Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed .~-†*££@##
#@££*†-~.. Cutting To Us As Well, Untrusting That ..~-†*££@#
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#@££*†-~.. Falls Asleep As Soon As He Returns. We ..~-†*££@#
##@££*†-~. Are Left To Care For Us And The House .~-†*££@##
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#@££*†-~.. Persistent As Father And Quickly Fall ..~-†*££@#
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