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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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