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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.                   ,,,,,.~%¤#
##*†~,,,,,                                          ,,,,,~†*##
#¤*†.,,,,, 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.                ,.~†%*¤###
¤¤%†~~,,,,                                          ,,,,~~†%¤¤
###¤*%†~., 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.               ,.~†%*¤###
#¤*†~..,,,                                          ,,,..~†*¤#
###¤*%†~., 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.           ,.~†%*¤###
#¤¤%~~.,,,                                          ,,,.~~%¤¤#
#¤*†.,,,,, 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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