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/«,....... 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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@£*/«,.... 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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«,........ 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 ....,«/*£@
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/«,....... 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 .....,«/*£
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