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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 ,,,,.«:&&@
##@#&$:«.,    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    ,.«:$&#@##
@##$«...,, Cutting  To Us As Well, Untrusting  That ,,...«$##@
##@#&$:«.,           We Will Carry It Out.          ,.«:$&#@##
#&$««,,,,,                                          ,,,,,««$&#
##@#&$:«., Now He Leaves As Soon As  He'S Awake And ,.«:$&#@##
##@#&$:«., Falls  Asleep As Soon As  He Returns. We ,.«:$&#@##
@&:.,,,,,, 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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