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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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