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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. #@@£*==»,,
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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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