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##£%$*«-¨¨ Large  Bend  Like A Scooping  Hand And A ¨¨-«*$%£##
#£%$*«-¨¨¨ Decent  Days  Travel  North   From  That ¨¨¨-«*$%£#
£%$*«-¨¨¨¨ Stands  Our  House  In  The Middle  Of A ¨¨¨¨-«*$%£
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$*«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ Built  Of Dark  Clay And Abandoned  By A ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«*$
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$*«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ Instead Steel Bars To  Keep  The Animals ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«*$
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##£%$*«-¨¨ Brush  Of  Ferns And Bushes. There  Live ¨¨-«*$%£##
###£%$*«-¨ The Animals That We Fight  To Keep Away, ¨-«*$%£###
##£%$*«-¨¨ For  They Speak To  Us  To Join  Them In ¨¨-«*$%£##
#£%$*«-¨¨¨ The Luscious  Caves  Below Ground.  They ¨¨¨-«*$%£#
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$*«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ Work That Needs To Be Done, And It  Cant ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«*$
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£%$*«-¨¨¨¨ Ferns  And Uproots  The  Bushes Only For ¨¨¨¨-«*$%£
#£%$*«-¨¨¨ Them  To  Grow  Back  Each  Night. Their ¨¨¨-«*$%£#
##£%$*«-¨¨ Leaves Are Teal, White And  Yellow, Some ¨¨-«*$%£##
###£%$*«-¨ Even The Color  Of Wine. They Have Lilac ¨-«*$%£###
##£%$*«-¨¨ Flowers And  In The Morning They Are Wet ¨¨-«*$%£##
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$*«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ Important  Things Elsewhere. He Is Weary ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«*$
*«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ When He Returns Home, Each Day  More  So ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«*
$*«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ Than The Next. We Learn To  Cook For Him ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«*$
%$*«-¨¨¨¨¨ So That He  Does Not Have To. We Tend To ¨¨¨¨¨-«*$%
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###£%$*«-¨ Inside.  Stems And Leaves  Appear  Close ¨-«*$%£###
##£%$*«-¨¨ To The Walls And Far From The Light.  We ¨¨-«*$%£##
#£%$*«-¨¨¨ Are Glad, For The Flowers  Are Beautiful ¨¨¨-«*$%£#
£%$*«-¨¨¨¨ And Smell  Good,  And  There  Is  Little ¨¨¨¨-«*$%£
%$*«-¨¨¨¨¨ Decoration  In  Our  House.   But   When ¨¨¨¨¨-«*$%
$*«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ Father Comes Home He  Is Angry  And Cuts ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«*$
*«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«*
$*«-¨¨¨¨¨¨           Scared Of Him Then.            ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«*$
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#£%$*«-¨¨¨ Indoor  Plant  We See.  But They  Are So ¨¨¨-«*$%£#
##£%$*«-¨¨ Beautiful!  We  Wait Just  Until  Father ¨¨-«*$%£##
###£%$*«-¨ Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy ¨-«*$%£###
##£%$*«-¨¨ Them. Sometimes  An Animal Will Sneak In ¨¨-«*$%£##
#£%$*«-¨¨¨ But We Always Shoo Them Out.  With Fresh ¨¨¨-«*$%£#
£%$*«-¨¨¨¨ Cut  Flowers Thrown  Right  Outside  The ¨¨¨¨-«*$%£
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$*«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ Inaction.   But  He  Doesn'T  Have   The ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«*$
*«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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