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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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