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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 #@@@*§=»,¨
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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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¨,»=§*@@@@ 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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¨¨¨¨¨»§§@@ 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. @@@@*§=»,¨
¨,»=§*@@## ##@@*§=»,¨
¨,»=§*@@## 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 @*=»»,¨¨¨¨
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