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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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£$=«~,,,,, Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The ,,,,,~«=$£
££$=«~,,,, Ferns  And Uproots The  Bushes Only  For ,,,,~«=$££
¶££$=«~,,, Them  To Grow  Back  Each  Night.  Their ,,,~«=$££¶
#¶££$=«~,, Leaves Are Teal,  White And Yellow, Some ,,~«=$££¶#
##¶££$=«~, Even The Color Of Wine. They Have  Lilac ,~«=$££¶##
#¶££$=«~,, Flowers And In  The Morning They Are Wet ,,~«=$££¶#
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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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££$=«~,,,, Now He Leaves As  Soon As He'S Awake And ,,,,~«=$££
¶££$=«~,,, Falls Asleep As Soon  As He  Returns. We ,,,~«=$££¶
#¶££$=«~,, Are Left  To  Care  For Us And The House ,,~«=$££¶#
##¶££$=«~, And The  Orchard. But It Is Hard And  We ,~«=$££¶##
#¶££$=«~,, Are   Distracted.   We   Are   Not    As ,,~«=$££¶#
¶££$=«~,,, Persistent As  Father  And  Quickly Fall ,,,~«=$££¶
££$=«~,,,,          Behind In Our Duties.           ,,,,~«=$££
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