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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 §†««^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^«««^&£ Instead  Steel Bars To Keep  The Animals £&^«««^¨¨¨
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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 #@£§&†^«^¨
¨^«^†&§£@@ Work That Needs To Be Done, And  It Cant @@£§&†^«^¨
¨¨¨^^†&&£@ Be Done By Animals. (Father Says  This.) @£&&†^^¨¨¨
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¨^«^†&§£@@ Them  To  Grow  Back  Each Night.  Their @@£§&†^«^¨
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¨^«^†&§£@# Even The Color Of  Wine. They Have Lilac #@£§&†^«^¨
¨^«^†&§£@# Flowers And  In The Morning They Are Wet #@£§&†^«^¨
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¨^«^†&§@## 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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¨^«^†&§§§£ 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 §&&†^««^¨¨
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¨^«^†&£@## 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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¨^«^†&§£@# 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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