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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.           &&^*=~,,,,
,,,~=*^&&#                                          #&&^*=~,,,
,,~=*^&&## 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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