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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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#$////~,,, Father  Is Away  During  The  Day  Doing ,,,~////$#
###¤$§/~,, Important Things Elsewhere.  He Is Weary ,,~/§$¤###
###¤$§/~,, When He Returns Home, Each  Day More  So ,,~/§$¤###
###¤$§/~,, Than The Next.  We Learn To Cook For Him ,,~/§$¤###
¤¤¤$§§/~,, So That He Does Not Have To. We  Tend To ,,~/§§$¤¤¤
###¤$§/~,,               His Clothes.               ,,~/§$¤###
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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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