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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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