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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 ,~~;%§££##
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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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£££§;~~~,, 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 ,~~;%§§§££
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