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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 \=,.......
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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.            ##%§\=,...
....,=\§%#                                          #%§\=,....
.....,=\§% 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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