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¨,~=§$§¶## Large  Bend Like A  Scooping Hand  And A ##¶§$§=~,¨
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¨,~=§$§¶## Forgotten  Apple Orchard.  Our House  Is ##¶§$§=~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~=§§ Built  Of Dark  Clay And Abandoned By  A §§=~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~§§§¶ Stranger.  The Window  Has  No Glass But ¶§§§~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,~=§$§¶## Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick ##¶§$§=~,¨
¨,~=§$$$¶¶ Brush Of  Ferns And Bushes.  There  Live ¶¶$$$§=~,¨
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¨¨¨¨,=§$¶# For They Speak  To Us To  Join  Them  In #¶$§=,¨¨¨¨
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¨,~=§$§¶## Mean  No Harm But It Is Not In  Our Best ##¶§$§=~,¨
¨¨¨¨,~§$§# Interest To  Do  So. There Is  Important #§$§~,¨¨¨¨
¨,~=§$§¶## Work That Needs To  Be Done, And It Cant ##¶§$§=~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~§§ Be Done By Animals.  (Father Says This.) §§~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,~=§$§¶## Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The ##¶§$§=~,¨
¨,~=§$§¶## Ferns And  Uproots The  Bushes Only  For ##¶§$§=~,¨
¨,~=§$§¶## Them  To Grow  Back  Each  Night.  Their ##¶§$§=~,¨
¨,~=§$§¶## Leaves Are Teal, White  And Yellow, Some ##¶§$§=~,¨
¨,~=§$$$¶# Even The  Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac #¶$$$§=~,¨
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¨,~=§$§¶##                 With Dew.                ##¶§$§=~,¨
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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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¨¨¨,,,~§§¶ 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 ¶§§=,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,~=§$§¶##          Behind In Our Duties.           ##¶§$§=~,¨
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