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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 #%%\\,....
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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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