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§§§**/«,,, Stands  Our  House  In  The Middle Of  A ,,,«/**§§§
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##£§§*/«~, Built Of Dark  Clay  And Abandoned  By A ,~«/*§§£##
#£§/~~,,,, Stranger.  The  Window Has No  Glass But ,,,,~~/§£#
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###£§§/«~, 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 ,,,,~//**§
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#§**/~~~~, So That He Does  Not Have To. We Tend To ,~~~~/**§#
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§**«,,,,,, Inside. Stems  And  Leaves  Appear Close ,,,,,,«**§
§**«~,,,,, To The Walls And Far From The Light.  We ,,,,,~«**§
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§*««~,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,«*§§
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##£§§*/«~, But We Always Shoo  Them Out. With Fresh ,~«/*§§£##
£§§/~,,,,, Cut  Flowers  Thrown  Right Outside  The ,,,,,~/§§£
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##£§§*/«~, Inaction.   But   He  Doesn'T  Have  The ,~«/*§§£##
£§§§§*/«~, Energy To Scold Us.  He Weakens Quickly. ,~«/*§§§§£
§§§***/«~, It Is Not Long Before  He Is Still Tired ,~«/***§§§
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##£§§*/«~,    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    ,~«/*§§£##
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##£§§*/«~,           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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