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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.           #@#£§%^-,.
..,-^%§£#@                                          @#£§%^-,..
.,-^%§£#@# 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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