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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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