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.--^*%££## Decent   Days  Travel  North  From  That ##££%*^--.
.....--^*£ Stands  Our  House  In  The Middle Of  A £*^--.....
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.--^*%££## Built  Of  Dark  Clay And Abandoned By A ##££%*^--.
....--*%££ Stranger. The  Window  Has No  Glass But ££%*--....
.--^*%£### Instead  Steel Bars To  Keep The Animals ###£%*^--.
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.--^*%££## Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick ##££%*^--.
.--^*%£### Brush  Of Ferns And  Bushes.  There Live ###£%*^--.
.--^*%££## The  Animals That We Fight To Keep Away, ##££%*^--.
.--^*%££## For  They Speak To Us To  Join  Them  In ##££%*^--.
.--^*%££££ The Luscious  Caves  Below Ground.  They ££££%*^--.
....--^*%£ Mean No Harm  But  It Is Not In Our Best £%*^--....
.....---*£ Interest  To  Do So.  There Is Important £*---.....
.--^*%£### Work  That Needs To Be Done, And It Cant ###£%*^--.
.--^*££### Be Done By Animals. (Father Says  This.) ###££*^--.
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.....-^%££ Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The ££%^-.....
...----*££ Ferns  And Uproots The  Bushes Only  For ££*----...
......-*%£ Them  To  Grow  Back Each  Night.  Their £%*-......
.--^*%££## Leaves Are Teal,  White And Yellow, Some ##££%*^--.
...--^^%£# Even The Color  Of Wine. They Have Lilac #£%^^--...
.--^*%££## Flowers And In The Morning  They Are Wet ##££%*^--.
.--^*%££##                 With Dew.                ##££%*^--.
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.--^*%££## Father  Is  Away  During  The Day  Doing ##££%*^--.
..--^^^**£ Important Things Elsewhere.  He Is Weary £**^^^--..
.--^*%££## When He  Returns Home, Each Day More  So ##££%*^--.
...----*££ 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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.--^*%££££ Suddenly The Dense  Bushwork Is Mirrored ££££%*^--.
.--^*%££## Inside. Stems And  Leaves  Appear  Close ##££%*^--.
.--^*%££## To The  Walls And Far From The Light. We ##££%*^--.
.--^*%££## Are Glad, For The  Flowers Are Beautiful ##££%*^--.
.--^*%££## And  Smell  Good,  And  There  Is Little ##££%*^--.
.--^*%££## Decoration  In   Our   House.  But  When ##££%*^--.
......-^%£ Father Comes Home He Is Angry  And  Cuts £%^-......
.--^*%££## Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are ##££%*^--.
.--^%££###            Scared Of Him Then.           ###££%^--.
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.--^*%£### We Are  Then Tasked  With  Removing  Any ###£%*^--.
.--^*%££## Indoor Plant  We  See.  But They Are  So ##££%*^--.
.-----*££# Beautiful!  We Wait  Just  Until  Father #££*-----.
..---^^*££ Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy ££*^^---..
.--^*%££## Them. Sometimes An Animal  Will Sneak In ##££%*^--.
.....-^*££ But  We Always Shoo Them Out. With Fresh ££*^-.....
.--^*%££## Cut  Flowers  Thrown  Right  Outside The ##££%*^--.
......-*%£ House  He  Suspects   And   Resents  Our £%*-......
.--^*%££## Inaction.  But   He  Doesn'T   Have  The ##££%*^--.
.--^*%£££# Energy To Scold Us.  He Weakens Quickly. #£££%*^--.
.....-^%££ It Is Not Long Before He  Is Still Tired ££%^-.....
.--^*%££## Even   In    The   Morning   And    Must ##££%*^--.
.--^*%££##    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    ##££%*^--.
.--^*%£### Cutting To Us As Well,  Untrusting  That ###£%*^--.
.....-^**£          We Will Carry It Out.           £**^-.....
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.--^^**££# Now  He Leaves As Soon As He'S Awake And #££**^^--.
...--^%%%£ Falls Asleep As Soon As  He  Returns. We £%%%^--...
.---^^^*££ Are Left To  Care  For Us  And The House ££*^^^---.
.--^*%££## And The  Orchard. But  It Is Hard And We ##££%*^--.
.--^*%££££ Are   Distracted.   We   Are   Not    As ££££%*^--.
.--^*%££## Persistent As  Father  And Quickly  Fall ##££%*^--.
.--^*%££##          Behind In Our Duties.           ##££%*^--.
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