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,^«\=%&@##                   ««««                   ##@&%=\«^,
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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.                   ###&%=\«^,
,,^««\%%&&                                          &&%%\««^,,
,,,,,^\%%& 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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