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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. ......,~:%
$%:~,..... It Is  Not Long Before He Is Still Tired .....,~:%$
£$%:~,.... Even   In   The   Morning    And    Must ....,~:%$£
@£$%:~,...    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    ...,~:%$£@
#@£$%:~,.. Cutting  To Us  As Well, Untrusting That ..,~:%$£@#
##@£$%:~,.          We Will Carry It Out.           .,~:%$£@##
#@£$%:~,..                                          ..,~:%$£@#
@£$%:~,... Now He Leaves  As Soon As He'S Awake And ...,~:%$£@
£$%:~,.... Falls Asleep  As  Soon As He Returns. We ....,~:%$£
$%:~,..... Are  Left To  Care For Us  And The House .....,~:%$
%:~,...... 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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