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.^~\§*£### Stranger. The Window  Has  No  Glass But ###£*§\~^.
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.^~\§*£### Brush Of  Ferns  And  Bushes. There Live ###£*§\~^.
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.^~\§*£### 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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.^~\§*£### 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 #£*\^.....
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.^~\§§§**£ Father  Is Away  During  The  Day  Doing £**§§§\~^.
..^^^^\§£# Important Things Elsewhere.  He Is Weary #£§\^^^^..
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.^~\§*£### 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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.^~\\\§£££ 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 ###£*§\~^.
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.^~\§*£### Beautiful! We  Wait  Just  Until  Father ###£*§\~^.
.^~\§*£### Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy ###£*§\~^.
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.^~\§*£### But We Always Shoo Them  Out. With Fresh ###£*§\~^.
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.^~\§§***£ 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 #£*§§\~...
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.^~\§*£### Falls Asleep  As Soon As He Returns.  We ###£*§\~^.
.^~\§*£### Are Left To Care For  Us And  The  House ###£*§\~^.
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.^^~~§§§£# Are   Distracted.   We   Are    Not   As #£§§§~~^^.
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.^~\§*£###          Behind In Our Duties.           ###£*§\~^.
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