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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 #@£#@=*«,¨
¨,«*=@#£@# 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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