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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.                ##%$^~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~^$%###                                          ###%$^~.¨¨
¨.~^$%#### 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.           ###%$^~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~^$%##                                          ##%$^~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~^$%# 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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