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##$;«^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^«;$##
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨^;§@#
#$$;«««^^¨ Be Done By Animals.  (Father Says This.) ¨^^«««;$$#
##@§«¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨«§@##
@$$$;^¨¨¨¨ Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The ¨¨¨¨^;$$$@
####$§;«^¨ Ferns And  Uproots  The Bushes Only  For ¨^«;§$####
##$§««¨¨¨¨ Them  To  Grow  Back  Each Night.  Their ¨¨¨¨««§$##
###@$§;«^¨ Leaves Are Teal, White  And Yellow, Some ¨^«;§$@###
####$§;«^¨ Even The Color Of Wine. They  Have Lilac ¨^«;§$####
@$;«¨¨¨¨¨¨ Flowers And In The  Morning They Are Wet ¨¨¨¨¨¨«;$@
#@§;««¨¨¨¨                With Dew.                 ¨¨¨¨««;§@#
#$$;««¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨««;$$#
###@$§;«^¨ Father  Is  Away  During  The  Day Doing ¨^«;§$@###
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@$$§«^¨¨¨¨ When  He Returns Home,  Each Day More So ¨¨¨¨^«§$$@
###@$§;«^¨ Than The Next.  We Learn To Cook For Him ¨^«;§$@###
###@$§;«^¨ So That  He Does Not Have To. We Tend To ¨^«;§$@###
@@$§;^¨¨¨¨               His Clothes.               ¨¨¨¨^;§$@@
#$;;^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^;;$#
#@@$;;;«^¨ Suddenly The Dense Bushwork Is  Mirrored ¨^«;;;$@@#
###@$§;«^¨ Inside. Stems And  Leaves  Appear  Close ¨^«;§$@###
###@$§;«^¨ To The Walls And Far From  The Light. We ¨^«;§$@###
###@$§;«^¨ Are Glad, For The Flowers Are  Beautiful ¨^«;§$@###
#@$$§«¨¨¨¨ And  Smell Good,  And  There  Is  Little ¨¨¨¨«§$$@#
###@$§;«^¨ Decoration  In  Our   House.  But   When ¨^«;§$@###
###@$§;«^¨ Father  Comes Home He Is Angry  And Cuts ¨^«;§$@###
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###@$§;«^¨           Scared Of Him Then.            ¨^«;§$@###
@@§;«^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^«;§@@
#$§;;«««^¨ We  Are Then  Tasked  With  Removing Any ¨^«««;;§$#
####$§;«^¨ Indoor  Plant  We See.  But They Are  So ¨^«;§$####
###@$§;«^¨ Beautiful!  We  Wait Just  Until  Father ¨^«;§$@###
##@$§;;«^¨ Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy ¨^«;;§$@##
#@$§§§;«^¨ Them. Sometimes  An Animal Will Sneak In ¨^«;§§§$@#
###@$§;«^¨ But We Always Shoo Them Out. With  Fresh ¨^«;§$@###
###@$§;«^¨ Cut  Flowers  Thrown  Right Outside  The ¨^«;§$@###
###@$§;«^¨ House   He  Suspects   And  Resents  Our ¨^«;§$@###
#$§;^^¨¨¨¨ Inaction.  But   He  Doesn'T  Have   The ¨¨¨¨^^;§$#
##$§;;;«^¨ Energy To Scold Us. He Weakens  Quickly. ¨^«;;;§$##
###@$§;«^¨ It Is Not  Long Before He Is Still Tired ¨^«;§$@###
##$$§;«^^¨ Even   In   The   Morning    And    Must ¨^^«;§$$##
#$;;«¨¨¨¨¨    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    ¨¨¨¨¨«;;$#
#@@$;^¨¨¨¨ Cutting  To Us  As Well, Untrusting That ¨¨¨¨^;$@@#
###@$§;«^¨          We Will Carry It Out.           ¨^«;§$@###
###@$§;«^¨                                          ¨^«;§$@###
#@$$$§;«^¨ Now He Leaves As  Soon As He'S Awake And ¨^«;§$$$@#
###@$§;«^¨ Falls Asleep As Soon  As He  Returns. We ¨^«;§$@###
#$;^¨¨¨¨¨¨ Are Left To  Care For  Us And The  House ¨¨¨¨¨¨^;$#
#@@§§;«¨¨¨ 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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