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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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