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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 #§=«......
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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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