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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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