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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 §§§†==~~,,
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