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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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