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eatwhattheywant。I\'llgive\'emsaltan\'whatmilkan\'brownbreadtheywant，an\'that\'swhatthey\'llhavetoliveonforthepresent。Asforhousin\'\'em，theboyscansleeponthehayinthebarn，an\'thegirlscancampdownonrugsan\'comfortersonthekitchenfloor。that\'sthebestIcando，an\'iftheyain\'tsatisfiedtheycangofurder。\'
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\"\'Oh，we\'llgetalongnicelywithmilkforthelittleones，andpotatoesandsaltforthebigboysandgirls，andwewon\'ttroubleyouanymorenoranylongerthanwecanhelp，Mr。
Gubtil。\'