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¨¨¨¨~--*§§ Stranger. The  Window  Has No  Glass But §§*--~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~^^*%£# Instead Steel Bars To Keep  The  Animals #£%*^^~¨¨¨
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¨~-^*%§£## Brush  Of Ferns  And  Bushes. There Live ##£§%*^-~¨
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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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¨~-^*%§### Ferns And  Uproots The Bushes  Only  For ###§%*^-~¨
¨~--^^^*§# 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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¨~-^*%§£## 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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¨~-^*§£### 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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