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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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