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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 #§%«¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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