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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.                .,«\§@&&&#
##@&@§\«,.                                          .,«\§@&@##
##@&@§\«,. 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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