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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 ###¶£*^«,.
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