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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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