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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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