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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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