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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.               @$%=«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,«=%$@#                                          #@$%=«,¨¨¨
¨¨,«=%$@## 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.           @$%=«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,«=%$@#                                          #@$%=«,¨¨¨
¨¨,«=%$@## 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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