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¨¨¨¨¨~-†%£ Built Of Dark Clay And Abandoned By A £%†-~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~-†% Stranger. The Window Has No Glass But %†-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-† Leaves Are Teal, White And Yellow, Some †-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~-†% Even The Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac %†-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~-†%£¤# Than The Next. We Learn To Cook For Him #¤£%†-~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~-†%£¤ So That He Does Not Have To. We Tend To ¤£%†-~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~-†%£ His Clothes. £%†-~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-† To The Walls And Far From The Light. We †-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~-†% Are Glad, For The Flowers Are Beautiful %†-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-† Cut Flowers Thrown Right Outside The †-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~-†% House He Suspects And Resents Our %†-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨~-†%£¤ Energy To Scold Us. He Weakens Quickly. ¤£%†-~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~-†% Falls Asleep As Soon As He Returns. We %†-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~- And The Orchard. But It Is Hard And We -~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-† Are Distracted. We Are Not As †-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~-†% Persistent As Father And Quickly Fall %†-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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