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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.                   ..,«;%*#@@
#@@#*%;«,.                                          .,«;%*#@@#
@@#*%;«,.. 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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