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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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