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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.                ##£**\=:¨¨
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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.           ###£**\=:¨
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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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