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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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