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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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