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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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