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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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