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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 ..........
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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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