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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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