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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 .,«/*§@###
##@§$*/«,. Built  Of Dark Clay  And Abandoned  By A .,«/*$§@##
###@$*/«,. Stranger. The  Window  Has No  Glass But .,«/*$@###
##@§$*/«,. Instead  Steel Bars To Keep The  Animals .,«/*$§@##
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§§§$/««,.. Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick ..,««/$§§§
##@§$*/«,. Brush Of  Ferns  And Bushes. There  Live .,«/*$§@##
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##@§$*/«,. For  They  Speak  To Us To Join Them  In .,«/*$§@##
@§$/««.... The  Luscious Caves  Below Ground.  They ....««/$§@
§§§§$*/«,. Mean  No Harm But It  Is Not In Our Best .,«/*$§§§§
§§$$**/«,. Interest  To Do  So.  There Is Important .,«/**$$§§
###@$*/«,. Work That Needs To Be Done, And It  Cant .,«/*$@###
#§$$*«,,.. Be Done By  Animals. (Father Says This.) ..,,«*$$§#
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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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