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##£#£%:,.. Stands Our House In The Middle Of A ..,:%£#£##
#£#£%:,... Forgotten Apple Orchard. Our House Is ...,:%£#£#
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#£%:,..... 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 .....,:%£#
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#£#£%:,... 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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£%:,...... 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 ......,:%£
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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 .....,:%£#
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#£%:,..... 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 ..,:%£#£##
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#£#£%:,... House He Suspects And Resents Our ...,:%£#£#
£#£%:,.... Inaction. But He Doesn'T Have The ....,:%£#£
#£%:,..... Energy To Scold Us. He Weakens Quickly. .....,:%£#
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£%:,...... Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed ......,:%£
#£%:,..... Cutting To Us As Well, Untrusting That .....,:%£#
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#£#£%:,... And The Orchard. But It Is Hard And We ...,:%£#£#
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