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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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