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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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