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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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