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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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