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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.               &£%*«:....
...:«*%£&£                                          £&£%*«:...
..:«*%£&£@ 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.           @£&£%*«:..
.:«*%£&£@#                                          #@£&£%*«:.
..:«*%£&£@ 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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