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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.                 ##§$§\~^,,
,,,^~\§$§#                                          #§$§\~^,,,
,,,,^~\§$§ 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.           #§$§\~^,,,
,,,,^~\§$§                                          §$§\~^,,,,
,,,,,^~\§$ 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.          #§$§\~^,,,
,,,,^~\§$§                                          §$§\~^,,,,
,,,,,^~\§$ 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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