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##*=,¨¨¨¨¨ Large Bend Like A  Scooping  Hand  And A ¨¨¨¨¨,=*##
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@£#§*^=¨¨¨ 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 ¨,=^*§#££@
#@£#§*^=,¨                   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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨=*#
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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 ¨,=^*§#£##
£§*=¨¨¨¨¨¨ Persistent  As  Father And  Quickly Fall ¨¨¨¨¨¨=*§£
#@£#§*^=,¨          Behind In Our Duties.           ¨,=^*§#£@#
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