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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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