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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.               .,~/^@§£##
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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.           .,~/^@§£##
##£§@^/~,.                                          .,~/^@§£##
§^^/,..... 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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