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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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