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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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