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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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