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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.               ##§¤^†«~¨¨
¨¨¨~«†^¤§#                                          #§¤^†«~¨¨¨
¨¨~«†^¤§## 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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