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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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$/~,...... Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The ......,~/$
§$/~,..... Ferns  And Uproots The Bushes  Only  For .....,~/$§
£§$/~,.... Them  To  Grow  Back  Each Night.  Their ....,~/$§£
#£§$/~,... Leaves Are  Teal, White And Yellow, Some ...,~/$§£#
##£§$/~,.. Even The Color Of Wine. They Have  Lilac ..,~/$§£##
###£§$/~,. Flowers And  In The Morning They Are Wet .,~/$§£###
##£§$/~,..                With Dew.                 ..,~/$§£##
#£§$/~,...                                          ...,~/$§£#
£§$/~,.... Father  Is  Away  During  The Day  Doing ....,~/$§£
§$/~,..... Important  Things Elsewhere. He Is Weary .....,~/$§
$/~,...... When He Returns  Home, Each Day  More So ......,~/$
/~,....... 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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