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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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