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.....,«=†* The  River  That'S  Our  River  Makes  A *†=«,.....
......,«=† 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 ,.........
........,« 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.) ##@¤*†=«,.
..,«=†*¤@#                                          #@¤*†=«,..
...,«=†*¤@ 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.           ¤*†=«,....
.....,«=†*                                          *†=«,.....
......,«=† 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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