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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 ....^^^$$§
#§§$^.....                With Dew.                 .....^$§§#
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@§§$$^««.. 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.               ..«^$$§@##
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##@§$$^«.. 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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