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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.                #&&*-.....
....,†*£#@                                          @#£*†,....
...,--*£&& 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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