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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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