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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.          ##$$$==...
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.:=\$*#£## Now He  Leaves As Soon As He'S Awake And ##£#*$\=:.
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...::=$$*£ Are Left To  Care  For Us And  The House £*$$=::...
.:=\$*#£## And  The Orchard.  But It Is Hard And We ##£#*$\=:.
....=\*#£# Are    Distracted.   We   Are   Not   As #£#*\=....
.:=\$*###£ Persistent As Father  And  Quickly  Fall £###*$\=:.
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