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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.) #@&§^=«,¨¨
¨,«=^§&@##                                          ##@&§^=«,¨
¨¨,«=^§&@# 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.                #@&§^=«,¨¨
¨,«=^§&@##                                          ##@&§^=«,¨
¨¨,«=^§&@# 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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