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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Built Of Dark Clay And Abandoned By A ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~~*££#@ Interest To Do So. There Is Important @#££*~~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Even The Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Flowers And In The Morning They Are Wet ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ Beautiful! We Wait Just Until Father ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨~~*££#@## Energy To Scold Us. He Weakens Quickly. ##@#££*~~¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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