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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 #@@£%*\«,¨
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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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