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###¨¨###¨¨ Brush Of Ferns And Bushes. There Live #¨#¨#¨#¨¨¨
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¨####¨##¨# For They Speak To Us To Join Them In ¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨##
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#¨###¨###¨ Interest To Do So. There Is Important ¨¨¨##¨#¨##
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#¨##¨¨##¨# To The Walls And Far From The Light. We ¨###¨##¨¨¨
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¨######¨## And Smell Good, And There Is Little #¨#¨###¨#¨
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#¨¨¨¨#¨##¨ Father Comes Home He Is Angry And Cuts ¨¨¨#¨#¨¨##
#¨¨¨###¨## Them All Down In A Frenzy. We Are ¨¨####¨#¨¨
#¨¨#¨¨##¨¨ Scared Of Him Then. ¨#¨¨¨###¨#
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#¨¨¨¨¨#¨## Inaction. But He Doesn'T Have The #¨#¨##¨#¨¨
#¨¨¨¨###¨# Energy To Scold Us. He Weakens Quickly. ####¨###¨#
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