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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.           ..#.#.#.#.
#.#.##.#.#                                          .##.#.#.#.
#.#..#.#.# 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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