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.:~^=§£@## 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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