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¨:~†%%%### 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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¨:~†%%#£## Inside.  Stems  And Leaves  Appear Close ##£#%%†~:¨
¨¨¨:~†%%%£ To The Walls And Far From  The Light. We £%%%†~:¨¨¨
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¨:~†%%#£## And Smell  Good,  And  There  Is  Little ##£#%%†~:¨
¨:~†%%#£## Decoration   In  Our   House.  But  When ##£#%%†~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~†%# Father  Comes Home He  Is Angry And Cuts #%†~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:~~†%£# Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are #£%†~~:¨¨¨
¨¨:~~~%%#£            Scared Of Him Then.           £#%%~~~:¨¨
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¨¨¨¨:~††%£ Indoor Plant We  See.  But  They  Are So £%††~:¨¨¨¨
¨:~†%%#£££ Beautiful!  We  Wait  Just  Until Father £££#%%†~:¨
¨:~†%%#£## Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy ##£#%%†~:¨
¨:~†%%#£££ Them.  Sometimes An Animal Will Sneak In £££#%%†~:¨
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¨:~†%%#££# House  He   Suspects   And  Resents  Our #££#%%†~:¨
¨¨¨¨:†%%££ Inaction.   But  He  Doesn'T   Have  The ££%%†:¨¨¨¨
¨:~†%%%%## Energy  To Scold Us. He Weakens Quickly. ##%%%%†~:¨
¨:~†%%#£## It Is Not Long  Before He Is Still Tired ##£#%%†~:¨
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¨:~†%%#£##    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    ##£#%%†~:¨
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¨:~†%%#£##           We Will Carry It Out.          ##£#%%†~:¨
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¨¨¨¨~%%%## Falls Asleep  As Soon As  He Returns. We ##%%%~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨::†%%# Are  Left To Care For  Us And  The House #%%†::¨¨¨¨
¨:~†%%#£## And The Orchard. But It Is  Hard And  We ##£#%%†~:¨
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¨:~†%%#£##          Behind In Our Duties.           ##£#%%†~:¨
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