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#&*~.,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, †            † ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,.~*&#
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#&&&&*†~.,                ~..    ..~                ,.~†*&&&&#
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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.                 ,.~†*&&###
###&&*†~.,                                          ,.~†*&&###
###&&*†~., 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.           ,.~~††**&#
#&&&**†~.,                                          ,.~†**&&&#
###&&*†~., 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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&&&**~.,,,                                          ,,,.~**&&&
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