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###£§*=~,¨ 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 ¨,~=*§§§££
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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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###£§*=~,¨ 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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