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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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