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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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