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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.                §*-,......
.,-†*&§¶##                                          ##¶§&*†-,.
..,,-†††&§ 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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