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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. .@..@..@@.
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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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