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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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