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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 ¨¨^«*†£@##
###@£†*«^¨ 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.) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨^«*†£@#
##@£†*«^¨¨                 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.               ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«*
«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.           ¨^«*†£@###
##@£†*«^¨¨                                          ¨¨^«*†£@##
#@£†*«^¨¨¨ 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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@£†*«^¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨          Behind In Our Duties.           ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
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