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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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