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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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