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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.                   ##¶#&=«~¨¨
¨¨¨~«=&#¶#                                          #¶#&=«~¨¨¨
¨¨~«=&#¶## 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.               #¶#&=«~¨¨¨
¨¨~«=&#¶##                                          ##¶#&=«~¨¨
¨~«=&#¶### 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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