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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.                 ,~«^%§&###
#§%^^~,,,,                                          ,,,,~^^%§#
&%««~,,,,, 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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