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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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