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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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