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.,«†=£§¶¶@ Stands  Our  House  In  The Middle Of  A @¶¶§£=†«,.
...,††£££¶ Forgotten  Apple Orchard.  Our House  Is ¶£££††,...
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.,«†=£££¶¶ Stranger. The  Window Has No  Glass  But ¶¶£££=†«,.
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.,«†=£§@## Brush Of Ferns And  Bushes.  There  Live ##@§£=†«,.
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.....«==£¶ 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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.,«†=£££¶@ Them  To  Grow  Back  Each Night.  Their @¶£££=†«,.
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.,«†††££§@ Even The Color Of Wine. They Have  Lilac @§££†††«,.
....,«=§¶@ Flowers And In The Morning They  Are Wet @¶§=«,....
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,«†=£§¶@## 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 ¶§§£†,....
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.,«†=£§¶## And  Smell  Good,  And There  Is  Little ##¶§£=†«,.
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.,«««=££§¶ Father Comes Home He  Is  Angry And Cuts ¶§££=«««,.
.....,««=§ Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are §=««,.....
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.,«=£§¶@## 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 @§§===†«,.
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.,«†=£§§¶¶ Persistent As  Father And  Quickly  Fall ¶¶§§£=†«,.
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