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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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