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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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