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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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