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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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