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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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