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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.) .......,=\
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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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