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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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