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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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¨¨¨,==$£@# Father  Is  Away During  The  Day  Doing #@£$==,¨¨¨
¨¨,==$£@## Important Things Elsewhere. He  Is Weary ##@£$==,¨¨
¨,==$£@### When  He Returns Home, Each Day  More So ###@£$==,¨
¨¨,==$£@## Than The  Next. We Learn To Cook For Him ##@£$==,¨¨
¨¨¨,==$£@# So That He Does Not Have To.  We Tend To #@£$==,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,==$£@               His Clothes.               @£$==,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,==$£@#                                          #@£$==,¨¨¨
¨¨,==$£@## Suddenly The Dense  Bushwork Is Mirrored ##@£$==,¨¨
¨,==$£@### Inside. Stems And  Leaves  Appear  Close ###@£$==,¨
¨¨,==$£@## To The Walls And Far  From The Light. We ##@£$==,¨¨
¨¨¨,==$£@# Are Glad, For The Flowers Are  Beautiful #@£$==,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,==$£@ And Smell  Good,  And  There  Is  Little @£$==,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,==$£@# Decoration   In  Our  House.  But   When #@£$==,¨¨¨
¨¨,==$£@## Father  Comes Home  He Is Angry And Cuts ##@£$==,¨¨
¨,==$£@### Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are ###@£$==,¨
¨¨,==$£@##            Scared Of Him Then.           ##@£$==,¨¨
¨¨¨,==$£@#                                          #@£$==,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,==$£@ We Are  Then Tasked  With  Removing  Any @£$==,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,==$£@# Indoor  Plant  We See. But  They Are  So #@£$==,¨¨¨
¨¨,==$£@## Beautiful! We  Wait  Just  Until  Father ##@£$==,¨¨
¨,==$£@### Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy ###@£$==,¨
¨¨,==$£@## Them.  Sometimes An Animal Will Sneak In ##@£$==,¨¨
¨¨¨,==$£@# But We Always Shoo Them  Out. With Fresh #@£$==,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,==$£@ Cut  Flowers Thrown  Right  Outside  The @£$==,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,==$£@# House  He   Suspects  And  Resents   Our #@£$==,¨¨¨
¨¨,==$£@## Inaction.  But  He  Doesn'T   Have   The ##@£$==,¨¨
¨,==$£@### Energy To Scold Us.  He Weakens Quickly. ###@£$==,¨
¨¨,==$£@## It Is Not Long Before He Is  Still Tired ##@£$==,¨¨
¨¨¨,==$£@# Even    In   The   Morning    And   Must #@£$==,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,==$£@    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    @£$==,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,==$£@# Cutting To  Us  As Well, Untrusting That #@£$==,¨¨¨
¨¨,==$£@##           We Will Carry It Out.          ##@£$==,¨¨
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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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