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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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