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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.               ##¶&&†^«:¨
¨¨¨¨«††&¶¶                                          ¶¶&††«¨¨¨¨
¨:«^^^†††& 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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