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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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