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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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