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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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