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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.) ..........
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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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