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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.           @@£§^/«,..
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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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