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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.                   #*%=,,....
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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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