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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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