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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 .......~^†
$†^~...... Be Done By Animals. (Father  Says This.) ......~^†$
£$†^~.....                                          .....~^†$£
@£$†^~.... Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The ....~^†$£@
#@£$†^~... Ferns  And Uproots  The Bushes  Only For ...~^†$£@#
##@£$†^~.. Them  To Grow  Back  Each  Night.  Their ..~^†$£@##
#@£$†^~... Leaves Are Teal,  White And Yellow, Some ...~^†$£@#
@£$†^~.... Even  The Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac ....~^†$£@
£$†^~..... Flowers And In  The Morning They Are Wet .....~^†$£
$†^~......                 With Dew.                ......~^†$
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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 .......~^†
$†^~...... So That He Does  Not Have To. We Tend To ......~^†$
£$†^~.....               His Clothes.               .....~^†$£
@£$†^~....                                          ....~^†$£@
#@£$†^~... Suddenly The  Dense Bushwork Is Mirrored ...~^†$£@#
##@£$†^~.. Inside.  Stems And  Leaves  Appear Close ..~^†$£@##
#@£$†^~... To The Walls And Far From The Light.  We ...~^†$£@#
@£$†^~.... Are Glad, For The Flowers  Are Beautiful ....~^†$£@
£$†^~..... And  Smell  Good,  And  There  Is Little .....~^†$£
$†^~...... Decoration  In   Our   House.  But  When ......~^†$
†^~....... 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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