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#@#£&%†=,¨ Stands Our  House  In The  Middle  Of  A ¨,=†%&£#@#
#@#£&%†=,¨ Forgotten Apple  Orchard. Our  House  Is ¨,=†%&£#@#
#&†,,,¨¨¨¨ Built  Of Dark  Clay And  Abandoned By A ¨¨¨¨,,,†&#
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#@#£&%†=,¨                   Out.                   ¨,=†%&£#@#
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#&%%==,,¨¨ Brush Of  Ferns  And Bushes.  There Live ¨¨,,==%%&#
£££%%%†=,¨ The  Animals That We Fight To Keep Away, ¨,=†%%%£££
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#@#£&%†=,¨ The Luscious  Caves  Below Ground.  They ¨,=†%&£#@#
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##&%%=¨¨¨¨ Interest  To Do So.  There  Is Important ¨¨¨¨=%%&##
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##@£&%†=,¨ 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 ¨,=†%&£#@@
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£&†=,¨¨¨¨¨ But We Always Shoo  Them Out. With Fresh ¨¨¨¨¨,=†&£
@@#£&%†=,¨ Cut Flowers  Thrown  Right  Outside  The ¨,=†%&£#@@
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###£&%†=,¨ 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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###£&%†=,¨ 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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