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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 «,........
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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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