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###@&£%*«: Forgotten  Apple Orchard.  Our House  Is :«*%£&@###
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#@&££%*«:. Stranger. The Window  Has No  Glass  But .:«*%££&@#
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#@@&£%*«:. Brush Of  Ferns And Bushes.  There  Live .:«*%£&@@#
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#&%%%««:.. For  They Speak To  Us To  Join  Them In ..:««%%%&#
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#&&%««:... Mean No Harm But It  Is  Not In Our Best ...:««%&&#
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#&&£%*«:.. Them  To  Grow  Back  Each  Night. Their ..:«*%£&&#
&£***:.... Leaves Are Teal, White And Yellow,  Some ....:***£&
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##@&£%*«:. Flowers And In The Morning They Are  Wet .:«*%£&@##
##@&£%*«:.                 With Dew.                .:«*%£&@##
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##@&£%*«:. When He  Returns Home,  Each Day More So .:«*%£&@##
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##@&£%*«:.               His Clothes.               .:«*%£&@##
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#@£**:.... Decoration   In  Our  House.  But   When ....:**£@#
##@&£%*«:. Father Comes  Home He Is Angry  And Cuts .:«*%£&@##
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##@&£%*«:. Energy  To Scold Us. He Weakens Quickly. .:«*%£&@##
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###@&£%*«: Even    In   The   Morning    And   Must :«*%£&@###
##@&£%*«:.    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    .:«*%£&@##
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#@£**:....           We Will Carry It Out.          ....:**£@#
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##@&£%*«:. Are Left To Care For  Us  And  The House .:«*%£&@##
@&%***««:. And  The Orchard. But It Is Hard  And We .:««***%&@
##@&£%*«:. Are   Distracted.   We   Are   Not    As .:«*%£&@##
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