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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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...^»†$§£# Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The #£§$†»^...
....^»†$§£ Ferns And  Uproots The  Bushes Only  For £§$†»^....
.....^»†$§ Them  To  Grow  Back  Each  Night. Their §$†»^.....
....^»†$§£ Leaves  Are Teal, White And Yellow, Some £§$†»^....
...^»†$§£# Even The Color Of  Wine. They Have Lilac #£§$†»^...
..^»†$§£## Flowers And In The Morning They Are  Wet ##£§$†»^..
.^»†$§£###                With Dew.                 ###£§$†»^.
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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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