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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.          .....^«†*&
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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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