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##¶§$=*=^. Large Bend Like A Scooping Hand And A .^=*=$§¶##
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§$**=..... Stands Our House In The Middle Of A .....=**$§
§=***^.... Forgotten Apple Orchard. Our House Is ....^***=§
##¶§$=*=^. Built Of Dark Clay And Abandoned By A .^=*=$§¶##
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##¶§$=*=^. Brush Of Ferns And Bushes. There Live .^=*=$§¶##
§=*^...... The Animals That We Fight To Keep Away, ......^*=§
§==^...... For They Speak To Us To Join Them In ......^==§
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¶$$$$=*=^. Interest To Do So. There Is Important .^=*=$$$$¶
¶¶$===*=^. Work That Needs To Be Done, And It Cant .^=*===$¶¶
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##¶§$=*=^. When He Returns Home, Each Day More So .^=*=$§¶##
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###¶§=*=^. Inside. Stems And Leaves Appear Close .^=*=§¶###
#¶¶§$=*=^. To The Walls And Far From The Light. We .^=*=$§¶¶#
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##¶§$=*=^. And Smell Good, And There Is Little .^=*=$§¶##
§==....... Decoration In Our House. But When .......==§
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###§$=*=^. Beautiful! We Wait Just Until Father .^=*=$§###
§$*^...... Comes Home And Until Then We Enjoy ......^*$§
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§==....... Cut Flowers Thrown Right Outside The .......==§
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##¶§$=*=^. Are Left To Care For Us And The House .^=*=$§¶##
§====^.... And The Orchard. But It Is Hard And We ....^====§
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