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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 ,,,,,,«†=£
££££$=†«~,                   Out.                   ,~«†=$££££
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@@$$$=†«~, Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick ,~«†=$$$@@
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###@£$=†~, The  Animals That We Fight To Keep Away, ,~†=$£@###
###£$=†«~, For They  Speak To  Us  To  Join Them In ,~«†=$£###
##@£$=†«~, The  Luscious Caves  Below  Ground. They ,~«†=$£@##
##@£$=†«~, Mean No Harm But It Is Not  In  Our Best ,~«†=$£@##
###@$=†«~, Interest To Do  So. There  Is  Important ,~«†=$@###
£=†††««,,, 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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