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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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