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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.               $†~,......
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........,~ Suddenly  The Dense Bushwork Is Mirrored ~,........
........., Inside.  Stems  And  Leaves Appear Close ,.........
........,~ To The Walls And Far  From The Light. We ~,........
.......,~† Are Glad, For The  Flowers Are Beautiful †~,.......
......,~†$ 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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