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#£§%*=».¨¨ When He Returns Home, Each Day More So ¨¨.»=*%§£#
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#£§%*=».¨¨ So That He Does Not Have To. We Tend To ¨¨.»=*%§£#
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#£§%*=».¨¨ Them All Down In A Frenzy. We Are ¨¨.»=*%§£#
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%*=».¨¨¨¨¨ Beautiful! We Wait Just Until Father ¨¨¨¨¨.»=*%
§%*=».¨¨¨¨ Comes Home And Until Then We Enjoy ¨¨¨¨.»=*%§
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#£§%*=».¨¨ House He Suspects And Resents Our ¨¨.»=*%§£#
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%*=».¨¨¨¨¨ Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed ¨¨¨¨¨.»=*%
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#£§%*=».¨¨ Falls Asleep As Soon As He Returns. We ¨¨.»=*%§£#
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§%*=».¨¨¨¨ And The Orchard. But It Is Hard And We ¨¨¨¨.»=*%§
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