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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.           .,~==%§###
#§§§%==~,.                                          .,~==%§§§#
§==~,..... 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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