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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.          .....:=\†%
§%†\=:....                                          ....:=\†%§
@§%†\=:... 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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