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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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,......... 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 ...,«=§*§£
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£§*§=«,... 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 .,«=§*§£##
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