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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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