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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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