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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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