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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.           ....««^^*§
##**†««...                                          ...««†**##
@§^«...... 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.           ..«†^^^*§#
§**†††«...                                          ...«†††**§
##@#*^†«.. 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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