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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.           †»,.......
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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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