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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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