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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 £¤$*^«^...
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......^«^* Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick *^«^......
.......^«^ Brush Of  Ferns And  Bushes. There  Live ^«^.......
......^«^* The Animals  That We Fight To Keep Away, *^«^......
.....^«^*$ 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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