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###,,,##,# Mean No Harm But It Is Not In Our Best ,,####,,,#
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###,,,##,, Them To Grow Back Each Night. Their ####,##,,#
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,,,,,,,,#, 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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,#######,# Indoor Plant We See. But They Are So ,,,,##,,,,
,#,,,,,,## Beautiful! We Wait Just Until Father #,,,#,#,,,
,##,,,,,#, Comes Home And Until Then We Enjoy ,#,,####,,
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