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@@#£*†^«,¨ Stands  Our  House  In  The  Middle Of A ¨,«^†*£#@@
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#*^^«««,¨¨ Built  Of  Dark Clay And Abandoned By  A ¨¨,«««^^*#
#££†^^^«,¨ Stranger. The Window  Has  No  Glass But ¨,«^^^†££#
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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 ¨,«^†*£#@#
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£*^^«¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨,«^†*#@##
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#@#£*†^«,¨ Them  To  Grow Back  Each  Night.  Their ¨,«^†*£#@#
@@#£*†^«,¨ Leaves Are Teal, White And  Yellow, Some ¨,«^†*£#@@
##@#£*^«,¨ Even  The Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac ¨,«^*£#@##
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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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#*^^«,,¨¨¨ 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 ¨,«^††**£#
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###£*†^«,¨    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    ¨,«^†*£###
#£††«,¨¨¨¨ Cutting To Us As  Well, Untrusting  That ¨¨¨¨,«††£#
###£*†^«,¨           We Will Carry It Out.          ¨,«^†*£###
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@##£*†^«,¨ Are Left To Care  For  Us And The  House ¨,«^†*£##@
#£††††^«,¨ And The Orchard. But It Is  Hard  And We ¨,«^††††£#
#*^,,¨¨¨¨¨ Are   Distracted.   We   Are   Not    As ¨¨¨¨¨,,^*#
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