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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.           ##¤%§*«~..
...~«*§%¤#                                          #¤%§*«~...
....~«*§%¤ 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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