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##@§£**«-, Stranger.  The  Window  Has No Glass But ,-«**£§@##
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#§§§£**«-, For  They Speak To Us To  Join  Them  In ,-«**£§§§#
##@§£**«-, The Luscious Caves  Below  Ground.  They ,-«**£§@##
##@§£**«-, Mean No  Harm  But It Is Not In Our Best ,-«**£§@##
#§£*-----, Interest To  Do  So.  There Is Important ,-----*£§#
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§££***«-,, Leaves Are Teal,  White And Yellow, Some ,,-«***££§
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@£***«,,,, 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 ,,---**§§§
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##@§£**«-, Suddenly The Dense Bushwork  Is Mirrored ,-«**£§@##
##@§£**«-, 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 ,,,,-****§
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#§***««-,, Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are ,,-««***§#
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§**«,,,,,, Indoor  Plant We  See. But  They  Are So ,,,,,,«**§
##@§£**«-, Beautiful!  We  Wait Just  Until  Father ,-«**£§@##
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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    ,,,,,--**§
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##@§£**«-,          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 ,-«**£§@##
#@@§£**«-, Are   Distracted.    We   Are   Not   As ,-«**£§@@#
###@§**«-, Persistent  As Father  And  Quickly Fall ,-«**§@###
##@§£**«-,          Behind In Our Duties.           ,-«**£§@##
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