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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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