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¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨ To The Walls And Far From The Light. We §¨§¨¨§§¨¨§
§§¨§¨¨§¨¨§ Are Glad, For The Flowers Are Beautiful §§§§¨§¨§¨§
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§§¨¨§¨¨¨§§ Scared Of Him Then. ¨¨§§¨§§§¨¨
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§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§ Comes Home And Until Then We Enjoy §¨§§§§§¨¨§
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¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ It Is Not Long Before He Is Still Tired §¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨§§§§§§§§§ Even In The Morning And Must §§§¨§¨¨¨§§
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