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.:-^$%§¶## The Luscious  Caves  Below Ground.  They ##¶§%$^-:.
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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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.:-^$%§¶## Them  To  Grow  Back  Each  Night. Their ##¶§%$^-:.
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.:-^$%§¶## Even The Color Of Wine.  They Have Lilac ##¶§%$^-:.
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.:-^$%§¶## Important  Things Elsewhere. He Is Weary ##¶§%$^-:.
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....:^^%§# Than The Next. We Learn To  Cook For Him #§%^^:....
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.:-^$%§¶## Are Glad, For The Flowers  Are Beautiful ##¶§%$^-:.
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.:-^$%§¶## Father Comes Home He Is  Angry  And Cuts ##¶§%$^-:.
...:::^^$§ Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are §$^^:::...
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.:-^$%§### Inaction.  But  He   Doesn'T  Have   The ###§%$^-:.
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.:-^$%§¶## It Is Not Long Before He  Is Still Tired ##¶§%$^-:.
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.:-$%§¶###    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    ###¶§%$-:.
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