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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.) #££$%/~,..
...,~/%$££                                          ££$%/~,...
....,~/%$£ 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.            ££$%/~,...
..,~/%$££#                                          #££$%/~,..
.,~/%$££## 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.          ##££$%/~,.
..,~/%$££#                                          #££$%/~,..
...,~/%$££ 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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