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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 ,.=^†££#@#
#@#££†^=.,                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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