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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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