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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 #¤¤¤£=:«,,
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,,«:=£¤¶## 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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,,,,,,,:=¤ 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 #¤¤£==:«,,
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