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¨¨¨:~^§%£# Large Bend Like A  Scooping Hand  And  A #£%§^~:¨¨¨
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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 #£%§^~:¨¨¨
¨¨:~^§%£## 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 ###£%§^~:¨
¨¨:~^§%£## 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 ###£%§^~:¨
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¨¨¨:~^§%£# Are   Distracted.   We    Are   Not   As #£%§^~:¨¨¨
¨¨:~^§%£## Persistent As Father  And  Quickly  Fall ##£%§^~:¨¨
¨:~^§%£###           Behind In Our Duties.          ###£%§^~:¨
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