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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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