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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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#¶@^^«.... 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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##¶@%^*«,. 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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