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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.                 #§*%†~,...
..,~†%*§#@                                          @#§*%†~,..
.,~†%*§#@# 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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