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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 #@£§§^:«-,
,-«:^§§£@@                   Out.                   @@£§§^:«-,
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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 ##£§§^:«-,
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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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