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#§§§§†^«,. 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 .,«^†§£#@#
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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 .,«^†§§£#@
#@#£§†^«,. 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 .,«^†§£#@#
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##§^^^^«,. 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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