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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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