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###@£@*/«, Large Bend  Like  A  Scooping Hand And A ,«/*@£@###
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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 ¨,«/*@£@##
@£**/,¨¨¨¨                   Out.                   ¨¨¨¨,/**£@
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##@£@*/«,¨ Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick ¨,«/*@£@##
##@£@*/«,¨ Brush Of  Ferns And Bushes.  There  Live ¨,«/*@£@##
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##@£@*/«,¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨««**£
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#@£*/«««,¨ 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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@£@/,¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨,,/@£@#
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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 ¨¨¨¨«//@@#
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£****«,¨¨¨ 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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