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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.) ##¶$**«-¨¨
¨¨¨-«**$¶#                                          #¶$**«-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-«**$¶ 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.           #¶$**«-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-«**$¶                                          ¶$**«-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-«**$ 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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