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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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