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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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