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¨,~=†@£@## Stranger. The  Window Has No  Glass  But ##@£@†=~,¨
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¨,~=†@££@# For They Speak  To Us  To  Join Them  In #@££@†=~,¨
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¨,~=†@£@## Mean No Harm  But It Is  Not In Our Best ##@£@†=~,¨
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¨,=†@£@### Beautiful!  We  Wait Just  Until  Father ###@£@†=,¨
¨,~=†@£@## Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy ##@£@†=~,¨
¨,~=†@£@## Them. Sometimes An Animal  Will Sneak In ##@£@†=~,¨
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¨,~=†@£££# Inaction.  But   He   Doesn'T  Have  The #£££@†=~,¨
¨¨,,~†@@££ Energy To Scold Us.  He Weakens Quickly. ££@@†~,,¨¨
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