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¨¨¨~=:%$@# The  River  That'S  Our  River  Makes  A #@$%:=~¨¨¨
¨¨~=:%$@## Large Bend  Like A  Scooping Hand And  A ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨~=:%$@### Decent   Days  Travel  North  From  That ###@$%:=~¨
¨¨~=:%$@## Stands  Our  House  In  The  Middle Of A ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=:%$@# Forgotten  Apple Orchard. Our  House  Is #@$%:=~¨¨¨
¨¨~=:%$@## Built Of Dark  Clay And  Abandoned By  A ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨~=:%$@### Stranger.  The  Window Has  No Glass But ###@$%:=~¨
¨¨~=:%$@## Instead Steel  Bars To Keep  The Animals ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=:%$@#                   Out.                   #@$%:=~¨¨¨
¨¨~=:%$@##                                          ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨~=:%$@### Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick ###@$%:=~¨
¨¨~=:%$@## Brush  Of  Ferns And Bushes.  There Live ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=:%$@# The Animals That We Fight To  Keep Away, #@$%:=~¨¨¨
¨¨~=:%$@## For They Speak To  Us To  Join  Them  In ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨~=:%$@### The  Luscious  Caves  Below Ground. They ###@$%:=~¨
¨¨~=:%$@## Mean  No Harm But It Is  Not In Our Best ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=:%$@# Interest To Do  So. There  Is  Important #@$%:=~¨¨¨
¨¨~=:%$@## Work That Needs  To Be Done, And It Cant ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨~=:%$@### Be Done  By Animals. (Father Says This.) ###@$%:=~¨
¨¨~=:%$@##                                          ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=:%$@# Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The #@$%:=~¨¨¨
¨¨~=:%$@## Ferns And  Uproots  The Bushes Only  For ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨~=:%$@### Them To  Grow  Back  Each  Night.  Their ###@$%:=~¨
¨¨~=:%$@## Leaves Are  Teal, White And Yellow, Some ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=:%$@# Even The Color Of Wine. They Have  Lilac #@$%:=~¨¨¨
¨¨~=:%$@## Flowers And  In The Morning They Are Wet ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨~=:%$@###                With Dew.                 ###@$%:=~¨
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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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¨¨~=:%$@## We Are  Then  Tasked With  Removing  Any ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨~=:%$@### Indoor  Plant We See.  But  They Are  So ###@$%:=~¨
¨¨~=:%$@## Beautiful!  We Wait  Just  Until  Father ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=:%$@# Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy #@$%:=~¨¨¨
¨¨~=:%$@## Them. Sometimes An Animal Will Sneak  In ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨~=:%$@### But We Always Shoo Them  Out. With Fresh ###@$%:=~¨
¨¨~=:%$@## Cut  Flowers  Thrown  Right  Outside The ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=:%$@# House  He  Suspects  And   Resents   Our #@$%:=~¨¨¨
¨¨~=:%$@## Inaction.  But  He   Doesn'T  Have   The ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨~=:%$@### Energy To Scold Us.  He Weakens Quickly. ###@$%:=~¨
¨¨~=:%$@## It Is Not Long Before He  Is Still Tired ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=:%$@# Even   In   The    Morning    And   Must #@$%:=~¨¨¨
¨¨~=:%$@##    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨~=:%$@### Cutting To  Us As Well,  Untrusting That ###@$%:=~¨
¨¨~=:%$@##           We Will Carry It Out.          ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=:%$@#                                          #@$%:=~¨¨¨
¨¨~=:%$@## Now  He Leaves As Soon As He'S Awake And ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨~=:%$@### Falls Asleep As  Soon  As He Returns. We ###@$%:=~¨
¨¨~=:%$@## Are Left To  Care For  Us And The  House ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=:%$@# And The  Orchard. But It  Is Hard And We #@$%:=~¨¨¨
¨¨~=:%$@## Are   Distracted.   We    Are   Not   As ##@$%:=~¨¨
¨~=:%$@### Persistent As  Father  And  Quickly Fall ###@$%:=~¨
¨¨~=:%$@##          Behind In Our Duties.           ##@$%:=~¨¨
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