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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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