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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 §%†,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,»†%$§### Father Comes  Home  He Is Angry And Cuts ###§$%†»,¨
¨,»†%$§### Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are ###§$%†»,¨
¨,»†%$§###            Scared Of Him Then.           ###§$%†»,¨
¨,»»»»†%§§                                          §§%†»»»»,¨
¨,»†%$§### We  Are  Then  Tasked With Removing  Any ###§$%†»,¨
¨¨¨¨»%%%$§ Indoor  Plant  We See. But  They Are  So §$%%%»¨¨¨¨
¨,»†%$§### Beautiful!  We  Wait  Just Until  Father ###§$%†»,¨
¨,†%$§#### Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy ####§$%†,¨
¨,»†%$§### Them. Sometimes An Animal  Will Sneak In ###§$%†»,¨
¨,»†%$§### But We Always Shoo Them Out.  With Fresh ###§$%†»,¨
¨¨¨¨,†%%§# 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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