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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Built Of Dark Clay And Abandoned By A ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Stranger. The Window Has No Glass But ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~»\$¤ Even The Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac ¤$\»~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~»\$ Flowers And In The Morning They Are Wet $\»~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Important Things Elsewhere. He Is Weary ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ When He Returns Home, Each Day More So ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Than The Next. We Learn To Cook For Him ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ So That He Does Not Have To. We Tend To ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ His Clothes. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ To The Walls And Far From The Light. We ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ Are Glad, For The Flowers Are Beautiful ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~»\$ Father Comes Home He Is Angry And Cuts $\»~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~»\$¤§@ Comes Home And Until Then We Enjoy @§¤$\»~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~»\$¤ But We Always Shoo Them Out. With Fresh ¤$\»~¨¨¨¨¨
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ We Will Carry It Out. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Now He Leaves As Soon As He'S Awake And ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Falls Asleep As Soon As He Returns. We ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Are Left To Care For Us And The House ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ And The Orchard. But It Is Hard And We ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»\ Persistent As Father And Quickly Fall \»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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