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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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