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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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