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.^~^=@£¶## Decent  Days  Travel  North  From   That ##¶£@=^~^.
.^~^=@£¶## Stands  Our  House  In The Middle  Of  A ##¶£@=^~^.
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.......~=£ 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 #£@^~~....
.^~^=@£¶##           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 £=~.......
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.^~^=@£¶##    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    ##¶£@=^~^.
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.^~^=@£¶##          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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