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,,,,^»†=$£ Large Bend Like A Scooping Hand And A £$=†»^,,,,
,,,^»†=$££ Decent Days Travel North From That ££$=†»^,,,
,,^»†=$££# Stands Our House In The Middle Of A #££$=†»^,,
,^»†=$££## Forgotten Apple Orchard. Our House Is ##££$=†»^,
,,^»†=$££# Built Of Dark Clay And Abandoned By A #££$=†»^,,
,,,^»†=$££ Stranger. The Window Has No Glass But ££$=†»^,,,
,,,,^»†=$£ Instead Steel Bars To Keep The Animals £$=†»^,,,,
,,,,,^»†=$ Out. $=†»^,,,,,
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,,,^»†=$££ 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 #££$=†»^,,
,,,^»†=$££ 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 £$=†»^,,,,
,,,^»†=$££ 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 ££$=†»^,,,
,,^»†=$££# 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 ££$=†»^,,,
,,^»†=$££# Behind In Our Duties. #££$=†»^,,
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