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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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