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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 ....««/††£
##@£@†/«:.                   Out.                   .:«/†@£@##
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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 .:«/†@£@@@
@@††//:...                 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.          .«/†@£@###
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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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