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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.               §§§=«,¨¨¨¨
¨,«\=%§@##                                          ##@§%=\«,¨
¨,«\====§@ 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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