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##¶£%=:~,¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=£
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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 ¨,~:=%£¶##
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£%%%:~~¨¨¨ Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The ¨¨¨~~:%%%£
#£%:,¨¨¨¨¨ Ferns  And  Uproots  The Bushes Only For ¨¨¨¨¨,:%£#
£==::~¨¨¨¨ Them  To  Grow Back  Each  Night.  Their ¨¨¨¨~::==£
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¶%%=:,¨¨¨¨ Even The  Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac ¨¨¨¨,:=%%¶
##¶£%=:~,¨ Flowers And In  The Morning They Are Wet ¨,~:=%£¶##
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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 ¨,~:=£¶###
##¶£%=:~,¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨~:::%¶
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££%=~~~¨¨¨ 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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¶%:,¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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