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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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