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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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