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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 .....^^:§&
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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, .....«:§##
#@#&§$:«^. For They Speak To Us To Join Them In .^«:$§&#@#
@&&$$$:«^. The Luscious Caves Below Ground. They .^«:$$$&&@
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#@#&§$:«^. Interest To Do So. There Is Important .^«:$§&#@#
&§$:«..... Work That Needs To Be Done, And It Cant .....«:$§&
&§$:::««^. Be Done By Animals. (Father Says This.) .^««:::$§&
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&$«....... Every Morning Our Father Clears The .......«$&
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#@#&§$:«^. Them To Grow Back Each Night. Their .^«:$§&#@#
##@#§$:«^. Leaves Are Teal, White And Yellow, Some .^«:$§#@##
#@#&§$:«^. Even The Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac .^«:$§&#@#
###&§$:«^. Flowers And In The Morning They Are Wet .^«:$§&###
@@#&§$:«^. With Dew. .^«:$§&#@@
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#@#&§$:«^. Father Is Away During The Day Doing .^«:$§&#@#
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#@#&§$:«^. When He Returns Home, Each Day More So .^«:$§&#@#
#@#&§$:«^. Than The Next. We Learn To Cook For Him .^«:$§&#@#
#@#&§$:«^. So That He Does Not Have To. We Tend To .^«:$§&#@#
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#@#&§$:«^. Inside. Stems And Leaves Appear Close .^«:$§&#@#
@#&$«^.... To The Walls And Far From The Light. We ....^«$&#@
&$:^...... Are Glad, For The Flowers Are Beautiful ......^:$&
@@#&§$:«^. And Smell Good, And There Is Little .^«:$§&#@@
@@#&§$:«^. Decoration In Our House. But When .^«:$§&#@@
@&&&§$:«^. Father Comes Home He Is Angry And Cuts .^«:$§&&&@
#§§::^.... Them All Down In A Frenzy. We Are ....^::§§#
##@#&§$«^. Scared Of Him Then. .^«$§&#@##
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#@#&§$:«^. Indoor Plant We See. But They Are So .^«:$§&#@#
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@&&&§$:«^. Comes Home And Until Then We Enjoy .^«:$§&&&@
#§$::^.... Them. Sometimes An Animal Will Sneak In ....^::$§#
&&&$««.... But We Always Shoo Them Out. With Fresh ....««$&&&
&&&§::^... Cut Flowers Thrown Right Outside The ...^::§&&&
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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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#@#&§$:«^. Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed .^«:$§&#@#
#@#&§$:«^. Cutting To Us As Well, Untrusting That .^«:$§&#@#
&§$««..... We Will Carry It Out. .....««$§&
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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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