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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 ......,«^=
$=^«,..... Inaction.   But  He   Doesn'T  Have  The .....,«^=$
§$=^«,.... Energy To Scold Us. He  Weakens Quickly. ....,«^=$§
#§$=^«,... It Is Not Long Before He Is  Still Tired ...,«^=$§#
##§$=^«,.. Even    In   The   Morning   And    Must ..,«^=$§##
###§$=^«,.    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    .,«^=$§###
##§$=^«,.. Cutting To Us As Well,  Untrusting  That ..,«^=$§##
#§$=^«,...           We Will Carry It Out.          ...,«^=$§#
§$=^«,....                                          ....,«^=$§
$=^«,..... Now He Leaves As Soon  As He'S Awake And .....,«^=$
=^«,...... 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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