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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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