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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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