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##¶£§^\~^¨ 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 ¨^~\^§£¶##
##¶£§^\~^¨ Even  The Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac ¨^~\^§£¶##
##¶£§^\~^¨ Flowers And In The  Morning They Are Wet ¨^~\^§£¶##
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###£§^\~^¨ So That He Does Not Have To. We  Tend To ¨^~\^§£###
###¶£^\~^¨               His Clothes.               ¨^~\^£¶###
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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 ¨^~\^§£¶##
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##¶£§^\~^¨ Father Comes  Home He Is Angry  And Cuts ¨^~\^§£¶##
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##¶£§^\~^¨           Scared Of Him Then.            ¨^~\^§£¶##
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##¶£§^\~^¨ Beautiful!  We  Wait Just  Until  Father ¨^~\^§£¶##
###£§^\~^¨ Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy ¨^~\^§£###
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##¶£§^\~^¨ 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 ¨^~\^§£¶##
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##¶£§^\~^¨ Are   Distracted.   We   Are    Not   As ¨^~\^§£¶##
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