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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.                   ##@%^:«^¨¨
¨¨¨^«:^%@#                                          #@%^:«^¨¨¨
¨¨^«:^%@## 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.) ##@%^:«^¨¨
¨^«:^%@###                                          ###@%^:«^¨
¨¨^«:^%@## 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.               #@%^:«^¨¨¨
¨¨^«:^%@##                                          ##@%^:«^¨¨
¨^«:^%@### 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.            ###@%^:«^¨
¨¨^«:^%@##                                          ##@%^:«^¨¨
¨¨¨^«:^%@# 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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