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##£@%==«~, Stands Our House In The Middle Of A ,~«==%@£##
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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 ,~«===%%%£
@@%====«~, Be Done By Animals. (Father Says This.) ,~«====%@@
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##£@%==«~, And Smell Good, And There Is Little ,~«==%@£##
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##£@%==«~, Father Comes Home He Is Angry And Cuts ,~«==%@£##
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##£@%==«~, Comes Home And Until Then We Enjoy ,~«==%@£##
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£%%====«~, But We Always Shoo Them Out. With Fresh ,~«====%%£
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##£@%==«~, Are Left To Care For Us And The House ,~«==%@£##
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