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####£¤%«,. Stands Our House In The Middle Of A .,«%¤£####
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##£¤%«,... For They Speak To Us To Join Them In ...,«%¤£##
###£¤%«,.. The Luscious Caves Below Ground. They ..,«%¤£###
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##£¤%«,... Work That Needs To Be Done, And It Cant ...,«%¤£##
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#£¤%«,.... When He Returns Home, Each Day More So ....,«%¤£#
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#£¤%«,.... Comes Home And Until Then We Enjoy ....,«%¤£#
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##£¤%«,... Inaction. But He Doesn'T Have The ...,«%¤£##
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###£¤%«,.. And The Orchard. But It Is Hard And We ..,«%¤£###
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