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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.                ##&^=^....
.^==^&&###                                          ###&&^==^.
...^^==&## 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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