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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.) ¨¨¨¨=§@##@
#@¶#@§†=,¨                                          ¨,=†§@#¶@#
##¶#@§†=,¨ 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.          ¨,=†§@#¶@@
#@¶#@§†=,¨                                          ¨,=†§@#¶@#
#@¶#@§†=,¨ 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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