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¨,=^†£## The Luscious Caves Below Ground. They ###&£†^=,¨
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¨,=^†£## 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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¨,=^†£## Even The Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac ###&£†^=,¨
¨,=^†£## Flowers And In The Morning They Are Wet ###&£†^=,¨
¨,=^†£## With Dew. ###&£†^=,¨
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¨,=^†£## Beautiful! We Wait Just Until Father ###&£†^=,¨
¨,=^†£## Comes Home And Until Then We Enjoy ###&£†^=,¨
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¨,=^†£## 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 ###&£†^=,¨
¨,=^†£## Even In The Morning And Must ###&£†^=,¨
¨,=^†£## Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed ###&£†^=,¨
¨,=^†£## Cutting To Us As Well, Untrusting That ###&£†^=,¨
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