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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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