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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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