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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.           #@@§§==«.,
,.«==§§@@#                                          #@@§§==«.,
,.«==§§@@@ 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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