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#@¤£=†~:.. 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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¤£=†~:.... Brush Of  Ferns And  Bushes.  There Live ....:~†=£¤
@¤£=†~:... The Animals That We Fight To Keep  Away, ...:~†=£¤@
#@¤£=†~:.. For They  Speak To  Us  To Join  Them In ..:~†=£¤@#
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#@¤£=†~:.. 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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@¤£=†~:... Inside.  Stems  And  Leaves Appear Close ...:~†=£¤@
#@¤£=†~:.. 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 ..:~†=£¤@#
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#@¤£=†~:.. Cut  Flowers Thrown  Right  Outside  The ..:~†=£¤@#
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¤£=†~:.... 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 ..:~†=£¤@#
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#@¤£=†~:.. Are  Left To Care For  Us  And The House ..:~†=£¤@#
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¤£=†~:.... Are   Distracted.   We   Are   Not    As ....:~†=£¤
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