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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.) #.#.#.#.#.
#.#.#.#.#.                                          #.#.#.#.#.
#.#.#.#.#. 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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