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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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