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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 $%:~,.....
......,~:% The Animals  That We Fight To Keep Away, %:~,......
.......,~: For They  Speak  To  Us To  Join Them In :~,.......
........,~ The  Luscious Caves  Below  Ground. They ~,........
........., Mean No Harm  But  It Is Not In Our Best ,.........
........,~ Interest  To  Do So.  There Is Important ~,........
.......,~: Work That Needs To Be Done,  And It Cant :~,.......
......,~:% Be Done By Animals. (Father Says  This.) %:~,......
.....,~:%$                                          $%:~,.....
....,~:%$& 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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