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##£¤§$^«,. Large Bend Like  A  Scooping  Hand And A .,«^$§¤£##
##£¤§$^«,. Decent  Days  Travel  North   From  That .,«^$§¤£##
##£¤§$^«,. Stands Our  House  In  The  Middle Of  A .,«^$§¤£##
##£¤§$^«,. Forgotten  Apple Orchard. Our  House  Is .,«^$§¤£##
##£¤§$^«,. Built Of  Dark  Clay  And Abandoned By A .,«^$§¤£##
££¤§^,.... Stranger. The  Window  Has No Glass  But ....,^§¤££
¤$«,...... Instead  Steel Bars To  Keep The Animals ......,«$¤
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¤§§$«..... Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick .....«$§§¤
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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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¤¤$$«..... Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The .....«$$¤¤
£¤¤¤§$^«,. Ferns And Uproots  The Bushes  Only  For .,«^$§¤¤¤£
£§^,...... 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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##£¤§$^«,. Father  Is  Away  During  The Day  Doing .,«^$§¤£##
##£¤§$^«,. Important Things Elsewhere. He  Is Weary .,«^$§¤£##
###¤§$^«,. When He Returns  Home, Each Day  More So .,«^$§¤###
##£¤§$^«,. Than The Next. We Learn To  Cook For Him .,«^$§¤£##
£££¤§$^«,. So That He Does Not  Have To. We Tend To .,«^$§¤£££
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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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#£¤§$^,... We  Are  Then Tasked With  Removing  Any ...,^$§¤£#
##£¤§$^«,. Indoor  Plant  We  See.  But They Are So .,«^$§¤£##
¤¤§^««««,. 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 .,«^§¤£###
###£§$^«,. Are   Distracted.   We   Are    Not   As .,«^$§£###
££¤$$$^«,. Persistent  As  Father  And Quickly Fall .,«^$$$¤££
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