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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 ¶¶&%==,,,,
,,=:::%$&# Brush  Of Ferns  And Bushes. There  Live #&$%:::=,,
,,=:%$&¶## The Animals  That We Fight To Keep Away, ##¶&$%:=,,
,,=%$&¶### For  They Speak To  Us To  Join Them  In ###¶&$%=,,
,,=:%$&¶## The Luscious  Caves  Below  Ground. They ##¶&$%:=,,
,,=:%$&¶## Mean No Harm But It  Is Not In  Our Best ##¶&$%:=,,
,,,,:%%%$¶ Interest To Do  So. There  Is  Important ¶$%%%:,,,,
,,=:%$$$$¶ Work That Needs To Be Done, And  It Cant ¶$$$$%:=,,
,,,,,,=%&# Be Done By Animals. (Father  Says This.) #&%=,,,,,,
,,=:%$&¶¶¶                                          ¶¶¶&$%:=,,
,,,,,,,:$¶ Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The ¶$:,,,,,,,
,,=:%$&### Ferns  And Uproots The  Bushes  Only For ###&$%:=,,
,,:%$&¶### Them  To  Grow Back  Each  Night.  Their ###¶&$%:,,
,,=:%$&¶## Leaves Are Teal, White  And Yellow, Some ##¶&$%:=,,
,,=:%$¶### Even The Color Of Wine.  They Have Lilac ###¶$%:=,,
,,,,::::$¶ Flowers And In The Morning They Are  Wet ¶$::::,,,,
,,,,==:$&#                 With Dew.                #&$:==,,,,
,,=:%$&¶##                                          ##¶&$%:=,,
,,,,,,,:$¶ Father  Is  Away  During  The Day  Doing ¶$:,,,,,,,
,,=:%$&¶## Important  Things Elsewhere. He Is Weary ##¶&$%:=,,
,,=::%%&&& When He Returns Home, Each Day  More  So &&&%%::=,,
,,,,,:%$¶# Than The Next. We Learn To Cook  For Him #¶$%:,,,,,
,,=:%$&&¶# So That  He Does Not Have To. We Tend To #¶&&$%:=,,
,,=:%$&¶##               His Clothes.               ##¶&$%:=,,
,,=:%$&¶##                                          ##¶&$%:=,,
,,,,,::$$& 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 #¶$$::,,,,
,,,,,,=:%& Father  Comes  Home He Is Angry And Cuts &%:=,,,,,,
,,=:%%%$&& Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are &&$%%%:=,,
,,=:%$&¶##            Scared Of Him Then.           ##¶&$%:=,,
,,,,==%&¶¶                                          ¶¶&%==,,,,
,,=:%$&¶## We Are  Then Tasked  With  Removing  Any ##¶&$%:=,,
,,=:%$&¶## Indoor  Plant We  See.  But They Are  So ##¶&$%:=,,
,,,,,,=%$¶ Beautiful!  We Wait  Just  Until  Father ¶$%=,,,,,,
,,,===:$¶# Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy #¶$:===,,,
,,=:%$&### Them. Sometimes  An Animal Will Sneak In ###&$%:=,,
,,=:%$&¶## But We Always Shoo Them Out.  With Fresh ##¶&$%:=,,
,,=:%$&¶## Cut  Flowers  Thrown Right  Outside  The ##¶&$%:=,,
,,=:%$&¶¶¶ House  He   Suspects  And  Resents   Our ¶¶¶&$%:=,,
,,,,,=%$$¶ 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    &%:==,,,,,
,,=:%$&&¶¶ Cutting To Us As Well,  Untrusting  That ¶¶&&$%:=,,
,,,,,,:%$&           We Will Carry It Out.          &$%:,,,,,,
,,,,==:%&&                                          &&%:==,,,,
,,=:%$&¶## Now He Leaves As Soon As He'S  Awake And ##¶&$%:=,,
,,=:%$&¶## Falls Asleep As  Soon As He Returns.  We ##¶&$%:=,,
,,=:%$&### Are Left To Care For  Us  And The  House ###&$%:=,,
,,=:%$&¶## And The Orchard. But It Is  Hard And  We ##¶&$%:=,,
,,,,,=:$&# Are   Distracted.   We    Are   Not   As #&$:=,,,,,
,,=:%$&### Persistent  As Father And  Quickly  Fall ###&$%:=,,
,,,,=::$¶#          Behind In Our Duties.           #¶$::=,,,,
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