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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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