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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.                   #@§**/«:..
.:«/**§@##                                          ##@§**/«:.
..:«/**§@# 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.                 «:........
.......:«/                                          /«:.......
......:«/* 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.               ##@§**/«:.
..:«/**§@#                                          #@§**/«:..
...:«/**§@ 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.           @§**/«:...
....:«/**§                                          §**/«:....
.....:«/** 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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