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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 $\«,......
.....,«\$% Instead Steel  Bars To Keep  The Animals %$\«,.....
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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 ¤%$\«,....
...,«\$%¤# Flowers And In The Morning  They Are Wet #¤%$\«,...
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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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........., 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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