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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 †»^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨^»†*£¤¶# For They Speak To Us To Join Them In #¶¤£*†»^¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^»†*£ 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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¨¨^»†*£¤¶# Than The Next. We Learn To Cook For Him #¶¤£*†»^¨¨
¨^»†*£¤¶## So That He Does Not Have To. We Tend To ##¶¤£*†»^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨^»†* 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 *†»^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨^»†* Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed *†»^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^» 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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