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##¶£%*^~^¨ 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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##¶£%*^~^¨ Than The Next. We Learn To Cook For Him ¨^~^*%£¶##
##¶£%*^~^¨ So That He Does Not Have To. We Tend To ¨^~^*%£¶##
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##¶£%*^~^¨ Inside. Stems And Leaves Appear Close ¨^~^*%£¶##
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##¶£%*^~^¨ And Smell Good, And There Is Little ¨^~^*%£¶##
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##¶£%*^~^¨ Cut Flowers Thrown Right Outside The ¨^~^*%£¶##
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##¶£%*^~^¨ Energy To Scold Us. He Weakens Quickly. ¨^~^*%£¶##
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##¶£%*^~^¨ Even In The Morning And Must ¨^~^*%£¶##
##¶£%*^~^¨ Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed ¨^~^*%£¶##
##¶£%*^~^¨ Cutting To Us As Well, Untrusting That ¨^~^*%£¶##
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##¶£%*^~^¨ Are Left To Care For Us And The House ¨^~^*%£¶##
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