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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.               #£^†=:....
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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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