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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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