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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. ..@.@@@..@
@@..@..... .@@@..@.@@
.@.@@....@ 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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