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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 ,,~*§%£¶##
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