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###££^^-,, Stranger. The Window Has No Glass But ,,-^^££###
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###££^^-,, Mean No Harm But It Is Not In Our Best ,,-^^££###
###££^^-,, Interest To Do So. There Is Important ,,-^^££###
###££^^-,, Work That Needs To Be Done, And It Cant ,,-^^££###
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###££^^-,, Them To Grow Back Each Night. Their ,,-^^££###
###££^^-,, 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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###££^^-,, Than The Next. We Learn To Cook For Him ,,-^^££###
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###££^^-,, His Clothes. ,,-^^££###
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#££^^,,,,, Inside. Stems And Leaves Appear Close ,,,,,^^££#
£££^-,,,,, To The Walls And Far From The Light. We ,,,,,-^£££
#££^^,,,,, Are Glad, For The Flowers Are Beautiful ,,,,,^^££#
##££^-,,,, And Smell Good, And There Is Little ,,,,-^££##
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###££^^-,, Them All Down In A Frenzy. We Are ,,-^^££###
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###££^^-,, Indoor Plant We See. But They Are So ,,-^^££###
###££^^-,, Beautiful! We Wait Just Until Father ,,-^^££###
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####£^^-,, House He Suspects And Resents Our ,,-^^£####
###££^^-,, Inaction. But He Doesn'T Have The ,,-^^££###
££^^^^,,,, Energy To Scold Us. He Weakens Quickly. ,,,,^^^^££
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#££^,,,,,, Even In The Morning And Must ,,,,,,^££#
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####£^^-,, We Will Carry It Out. ,,-^^£####
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###££^^-,, And The Orchard. But It Is Hard And We ,,-^^££###
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