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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 ,,,,,«=^^&
###&£^=«., Instead Steel  Bars To Keep  The Animals ,.«=^£&###
###@£^=«.,                   Out.                   ,.«=^£@###
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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 ,.«===£&&#
##@&£^=«., 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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@£===««,,, Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The ,,,««===£@
##@&£^=«., Ferns And  Uproots The Bushes  Only  For ,.«=^£&@##
##@&£^=«., 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 ,.«=^££££@
@&££^«,,,, 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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###@&£^=«. Suddenly The  Dense Bushwork Is Mirrored .«=^£&@###
&^^«.,,,,, 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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