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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 ££===«««^,
,^«:=$$££¶ Stranger. The  Window  Has No  Glass But ¶££$$=:«^,
,^«:=$£¶## Instead  Steel Bars To Keep The  Animals ##¶£$=:«^,
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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 ¶£=:«,,,,,
,^«:=$£¶## To The  Walls And Far From The Light. We ##¶£$=:«^,
,^«:=$¶### Are Glad, For The Flowers Are  Beautiful ###¶$=:«^,
,^«:$£¶### And Smell  Good,  And  There  Is  Little ###¶£$:«^,
,^«:=$£¶## Decoration  In   Our   House.  But  When ##¶£$=:«^,
,^«:==$$$£ Father Comes Home  He Is Angry And  Cuts £$$$==:«^,
,^«:=$£¶## Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are ##¶£$=:«^,
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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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