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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.                   ¨,~=*%####
###%*=~,¨¨                                          ¨¨,~=*%###
##%*=~,¨¨¨ 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.                ¨¨¨,~=*%##
###%*=~,¨¨                                          ¨¨,~=*%###
####%*=~,¨ 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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