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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.            .....~»†*%
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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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