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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.                @#@§/«....
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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.               #@#@§/«...
....«/§@#@                                          @#@§/«....
.....«/§@# 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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