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<span id="docs-internal-guid-d29e6969-7fff-3ff9-dda4-391592c02492"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"="">the house of sorrows stands alone,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"="">fights and screaming</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"=""> creaks and sighs</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"="">listening to</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"=""><span style="white-space:pre"> </span> broken souls,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"=""><span style="white-space:pre"> </span>fighting for control.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"="">the house of sorrows knows the pain</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"="">of each resident by name.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"="">he watches the daughter</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"=""><span style="white-space:pre"> </span>choke back bitter cries.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"="">he listens to the father’s words</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"="">that choke </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"="">the mother’s </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"=""><span style="white-space:pre"> </span> steely eyes</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"="">what <span style="white-space:pre"> </span>broken ties. </span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"="">the house of sorrows knows no peace - </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"=""><span style="white-space:pre"> </span>fights increase. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"="">he hears the hurt</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"=""><span style="white-space:pre"> </span>all the noise.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"=""><span style="white-space:pre"> </span>watch the moon,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="white-space:pre"> </span>all will be over soon. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"="">he feels</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"="">he knows too much</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"="">the house of sorrows stands alone,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"=""><span style="white-space:pre"> </span>all that’s known.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"="">maybe it will cease,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"="">will it get better?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"="">the house will heave a final sigh,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"="">look up at the </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"=""><span style="white-space:pre"> </span>blanket with sleep,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: " eb="" garamond",="" serif;="" font-variant-numeric:="" normal;="" font-variant-east-asian:="" vertical-align:="" baseline;="" white-space:="" pre-wrap;"="">no longer hearing the weep.</span></p></span>
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