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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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