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.--*%££@## Decent   Days  Travel  North  From  That ##@££%*--.
.--*%£££@# Stands  Our  House In  The  Middle  Of A #@£££%*--.
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.--*%£££@# Stranger. The  Window  Has No Glass  But #@£££%*--.
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.--*%£££@# Brush Of  Ferns  And  Bushes. There Live #@£££%*--.
....--**££ The Animals That We  Fight To Keep Away, ££**--....
.--*%£££@# For  They Speak  To  Us  To Join Them In #@£££%*--.
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......-%££ 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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.--*%£££@# 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 #@£££%*--.
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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 ##@££%*--.
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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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.--*%££££@ Indoor Plant  We  See. But  They Are  So @££££%*--.
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.....-*££@ 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 #@£££%*--.
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.--*%£££## 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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