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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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