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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 .....:«†%&
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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 .......:«†
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£&%†«:.... 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 .......:«†
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&%†«:..... Inaction.   But  He  Doesn'T   Have  The .....:«†%&
£&%†«:.... Energy To Scold  Us. He Weakens Quickly. ....:«†%&£
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#@£&%†«:.. Cutting  To  Us As Well, Untrusting That ..:«†%&£@#
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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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