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        | Chores by Emma Bjerk 
 
 
 Do the laundry 
 vacuum the floor 
 polish the handle on the door 
 wash and dry the dishes clean 
 or mom and dad will sure be mean 
 close the doors so that it seems 
 everything's perfect as can be 
 but when the house is perfectly clean 
 it doesn't look lived in to me 
 it only looks empty |