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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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