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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 @£%%/,,¨¨¨
¨,~/$%£@## Forgotten  Apple  Orchard.  Our House Is ##@£%$/~,¨
¨,~/$%£### Built Of  Dark Clay And Abandoned  By  A ###£%$/~,¨
¨,~/$%£@## Stranger.  The Window  Has No Glass  But ##@£%$/~,¨
¨,~/$%£@## Instead  Steel  Bars To Keep The Animals ##@£%$/~,¨
¨,~/$%£@##                   Out.                   ##@£%$/~,¨
¨,~/$%£@@@                                          @@@£%$/~,¨
¨¨,~~$%%@@ Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick @@%%$~~,¨¨
¨,~/$%£@## Brush  Of Ferns And  Bushes. There  Live ##@£%$/~,¨
¨~/$%£@### The Animals  That We Fight To Keep Away, ###@£%$/~¨
¨,~/$%£@## For  They  Speak  To Us To Join Them  In ##@£%$/~,¨
¨,~/$%£### The  Luscious  Caves Below  Ground. They ###£%$/~,¨
¨¨¨¨~~$%££ Mean No Harm But It Is  Not In  Our Best ££%$~~¨¨¨¨
¨,~/$%£@## Interest To Do  So.  There  Is Important ##@£%$/~,¨
¨,~/$%£@## Work  That Needs To Be Done, And It Cant ##@£%$/~,¨
¨¨,~~~~~$£ Be Done By  Animals. (Father Says This.) £$~~~~~,¨¨
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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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¨¨¨~/$$%£# Suddenly The Dense  Bushwork Is Mirrored #£%$$/~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~/$£@ Inside. Stems And  Leaves  Appear  Close @£$/~¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~/$%£@## To The  Walls And Far From The Light. We ##@£%$/~,¨
¨,~/$%£@## Are Glad,  For The Flowers Are Beautiful ##@£%$/~,¨
¨,~/$$%%%@ And Smell  Good,  And  There  Is  Little @%%%$$/~,¨
¨¨¨¨~$$$$£ Decoration   In   Our  House.  But  When £$$$$~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~$%£@# Father  Comes  Home He Is Angry And Cuts #@£%$~¨¨¨¨
¨,~/%£@### Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are ###@£%/~,¨
¨,~/$%£@##            Scared Of Him Then.           ##@£%$/~,¨
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¨,~/$%£@@@ We Are  Then  Tasked  With Removing  Any @@@£%$/~,¨
¨,~/$%£@## Indoor  Plant  We  See. But They Are  So ##@£%$/~,¨
¨,~/$%£@## Beautiful!  We Wait  Just  Until  Father ##@£%$/~,¨
¨,~/$%£@@@ Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy @@@£%$/~,¨
¨¨¨¨,~/$££ Them.  Sometimes An Animal Will Sneak In ££$/~,¨¨¨¨
¨,~/$%£@## But We Always Shoo  Them Out. With Fresh ##@£%$/~,¨
¨,~/$%£@## Cut  Flowers  Thrown  Right  Outside The ##@£%$/~,¨
¨,~/$%£@@@ House  He   Suspects  And   Resents  Our @@@£%$/~,¨
¨,~$%£@### Inaction.  But   He   Doesn'T  Have  The ###@£%$~,¨
¨,~/$%@### Energy To Scold Us.  He Weakens Quickly. ###@%$/~,¨
¨,~/$%@### It Is Not Long Before He Is Still  Tired ###@%$/~,¨
¨,~/$%@### Even    In    The   Morning   And   Must ###@%$/~,¨
¨¨¨¨~~/$£#    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    #£$/~~¨¨¨¨
¨,~/$%£@## Cutting  To Us As  Well, Untrusting That ##@£%$/~,¨
¨¨¨¨,~/%£@          We Will Carry It Out.           @£%/~,¨¨¨¨
¨,~/$%£@##                                          ##@£%$/~,¨
¨,~/$%£@## Now He  Leaves As Soon As He'S Awake And ##@£%$/~,¨
¨,~/$%£@## Falls Asleep As Soon As  He  Returns. We ##@£%$/~,¨
¨,~/$%£@@@ Are  Left To Care For Us  And The  House @@@£%$/~,¨
¨,~~~~/%£# And The  Orchard. But  It Is Hard And We #£%/~~~~,¨
¨,~/$%%%££ Are   Distracted.   We   Are    Not   As ££%%%$/~,¨
¨,~/$$$$$£ Persistent As Father  And  Quickly  Fall £$$$$$/~,¨
¨¨¨~/$%£@#          Behind In Our Duties.           #@£%$/~¨¨¨
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