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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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