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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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