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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 @¤¤¤†,,,,,
,,«†$¤¤¤¤@               His Clothes.               @¤¤¤¤$†«,,
,,«†$¤¤@@#                                          #@@¤¤$†«,,
,,«†$¤¤@@# Suddenly The  Dense Bushwork Is Mirrored #@@¤¤$†«,,
,,«†$¤¤@@# Inside. Stems And  Leaves  Appear  Close #@@¤¤$†«,,
,,,,†$$¤¤¤ To The Walls And Far From The Light.  We ¤¤¤$$†,,,,
,,,,,,,†$¤ Are Glad, For  The Flowers Are Beautiful ¤$†,,,,,,,
,,,,,,††¤@ 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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