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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 .,«*§£#@##
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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 .,«*§£#@##
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#@@#£§*«,.            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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