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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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