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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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.-=^†$#£## Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick ##£#$†^=-.
.-=^†$#£## Brush Of  Ferns  And  Bushes. There Live ##£#$†^=-.
.-=^†$#£## The Animals That We  Fight To Keep Away, ##£#$†^=-.
.-=^†$#£## For They  Speak To Us To  Join  Them  In ##£#$†^=-.
.-=^†$#£## The Luscious  Caves Below  Ground.  They ##£#$†^=-.
...--=^†#£ 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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