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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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