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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 &&†††^,,¨¨
¨,=^†£&### Stranger.  The  Window Has No Glass  But ###&£†^=,¨
¨,=^†£&### Instead Steel Bars To  Keep The  Animals ###&£†^=,¨
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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 #&£†^,,¨¨¨
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¨,=^†£&### 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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¨,=^†£&### 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 ###&£†^=,¨
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¨¨¨,=†££##           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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