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¨-=:$&¤### Large Bend Like A Scooping Hand And A ###¤&$:=-¨
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¨-=:$&¤### Forgotten Apple Orchard. Our House Is ###¤&$:=-¨
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¨-=:$&&&¤# Around The House Is A Thick, Thick #¤&&&$:=-¨
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¨-=:$&¤¤## The Animals That We Fight To Keep Away, ##¤¤&$:=-¨
¨-=:$&¤### For They Speak To Us To Join Them In ###¤&$:=-¨
¨-=:$&¤### The Luscious Caves Below Ground. They ###¤&$:=-¨
¨-=$&¤#### Mean No Harm But It Is Not In Our Best ####¤&$=-¨
¨-=:$&&&¤# Interest To Do So. There Is Important #¤&&&$:=-¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨=$¤ Work That Needs To Be Done, And It Cant ¤$=¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨-=:$&¤### Leaves Are Teal, White And Yellow, Some ###¤&$:=-¨
¨-=:$&¤### Even The Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac ###¤&$:=-¨
¨¨¨-:::&¤¤ 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 #¤&:-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨=$$$¤# Them All Down In A Frenzy. We Are #¤$$$=¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨=:&&¤# Indoor Plant We See. But They Are So #¤&&:=¨¨¨¨
¨-=:$&¤### Beautiful! We Wait Just Until Father ###¤&$:=-¨
¨-=:$&&&## Comes Home And Until Then We Enjoy ##&&&$:=-¨
¨-=:$&¤### Them. Sometimes An Animal Will Sneak In ###¤&$:=-¨
¨¨¨¨¨=:&## 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 ##&:==-¨¨¨
¨-:$&¤#### Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed ####¤&$:-¨
¨¨¨¨=:$$&¤ Cutting To Us As Well, Untrusting That ¤&$$:=¨¨¨¨
¨-=:$&¤### We Will Carry It Out. ###¤&$:=-¨
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¨-=:$&#### Now He Leaves As Soon As He'S Awake And ####&$:=-¨
¨-=:$&#### Falls Asleep As Soon As He Returns. We ####&$:=-¨
¨¨¨¨-==$¤# Are Left To Care For Us And The House #¤$==-¨¨¨¨
¨-=:$&¤### And The Orchard. But It Is Hard And We ###¤&$:=-¨
¨-=:$&¤### Are Distracted. We Are Not As ###¤&$:=-¨
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