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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. .....,»†**
*†»,...... ......,»†*
†»,....... 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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