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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.                   ..=†*%§@##
###§%*†=..                                          ..=†*%§###
##@§%*†=.. 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.           ..=†*%§@##
###§%*†=..                                          ..=†*%§###
#@%††===.. 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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