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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.                ###§$%^~~¨
¨¨¨¨~^^%§§                                          §§%^^~¨¨¨¨
¨~~^%$§### 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.           ##§$$%^~~¨
¨~~^%$§###                                          ###§$%^~~¨
¨~~^%$§### Now He  Leaves As Soon As He'S Awake And ###§$%^~~¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~%§ Falls Asleep As Soon As  He Returns.  We §%~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~^%$§#### Are Left  To Care For Us And  The  House ####§$%^~¨
¨¨¨¨~~~^$§ And The  Orchard. But  It Is Hard And We §$^~~~¨¨¨¨
¨~~^%$§### Are    Distracted.   We   Are   Not   As ###§$%^~~¨
¨~~^%$§### Persistent As  Father  And Quickly  Fall ###§$%^~~¨
¨¨¨¨~^$$##          Behind In Our Duties.           ##$$^~¨¨¨¨
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