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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 ==,.......
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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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