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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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