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