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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 #£%*†«,...
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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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