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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.                ,.~\=££###
##££=\~.,,                                          ,,.~\=££##
#££=\~.,,, 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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