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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.               @§£$\~^...
..^~\$£§@#                                          #@§£$\~^..
.^~\$£§@## 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 #@§£$\~^..
.^~\$£§@##           We Will Carry It Out.          ##@§£$\~^.
..^~\$£§@#                                          #@§£$\~^..
...^~\$£§@ Now He Leaves  As Soon As He'S Awake And @§£$\~^...
....^~\$£§ 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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