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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 ¨,«;§%£###
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##%%§§;«,¨ 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 ¨,«;§%£###
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#£§§§«««,¨ For  They Speak To Us  To Join  Them  In ¨,«««§§§£#
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###£%§;«,¨ Work That Needs To Be Done, And  It Cant ¨,«;§%£###
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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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#££§§;«¨¨¨ Inside. Stems  And  Leaves  Appear Close ¨¨¨«;§§££#
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###£%§;«,¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨,;%##
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###£%§;«,¨ It Is Not Long  Before He Is Still Tired ¨,«;§%£###
#%;«¨¨¨¨¨¨ Even   In   The    Morning    And   Must ¨¨¨¨¨¨«;%#
###£%§;«,¨    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    ¨,«;§%£###
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###£%§;«,¨           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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