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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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