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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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###§%%†»,. 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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