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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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