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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 ..,«^%£@##
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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 ..,«^%£@##
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##@£%^«,.. Flowers And  In The Morning They Are Wet ..,«^%£@##
#@£%^«,...                With Dew.                 ...,«^%£@#
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£%^«,..... Father Is  Away  During  The  Day  Doing .....,«^%£
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^«,....... 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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@£%^«,.... To The Walls And Far From The Light.  We ....,«^%£@
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##@£%^«,.. 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 ...,«^%£@#
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^«,....... 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 .......,«^
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