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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.                   ..~«†%@§##
###§@%†«~.                                          .~«†%@§###
##§@%†«~.. 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.                ..~«†%@§##
###§@%†«~.                                          .~«†%@§###
##§@%†«~.. 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.               .~«†%@§###
##§@%†«~..                                          ..~«†%@§##
###§@%†«~. 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.           .~«†%@§###
##§@%†«~..                                          ..~«†%@§##
###§@%†«~. 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.           .~«†%@§###
##§@%†«~..                                          ..~«†%@§##
###§@%†«~. 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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