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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.           §.§.§.§.§.
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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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