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:......... Stranger. The Window Has No Glass But .........:
.......... Instead Steel Bars To Keep The Animals ..........
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~:........ Leaves Are Teal, White And Yellow, Some ........:~
:......... Even The Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac .........:
.......... Flowers And In The Morning They Are Wet ..........
:......... With Dew. .........:
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#£¤£$/~:.. His Clothes. ..:~/$£¤£#
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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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~:........ We Are Then Tasked With Removing Any ........:~
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$/~:...... Beautiful! We Wait Just Until Father ......:~/$
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:......... Falls Asleep As Soon As He Returns. We .........:
~:........ Are Left To Care For Us And The House ........:~
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