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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.               $*\«:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:«\*                                          *\«:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«\ Suddenly The Dense Bushwork  Is Mirrored \«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:« Inside. Stems And  Leaves  Appear  Close «:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«\ To The  Walls And Far From The Light. We \«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:«\* Are Glad, For  The Flowers Are Beautiful *\«:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:«\*$ 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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