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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.           ###@§†=«,.
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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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