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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.                   ####@&:-,.
..,-:&@###                                          ###@&:-,..
...,-:&@## 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.           ###@&:-,..
.,-:&@####                                          ####@&:-,.
..,-:&@### 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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