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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 ........,=
,......... 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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