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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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