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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.                   #§£:,,,,,,
,,~:%£¶###                                          ###¶£%:~,,
,,,~~~%%%§ 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.                 ##¶§£%:~,,
,,,,~%%§¶#                                          #¶§%%~,,,,
,,,,,~%£§¶ 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.           ¶¶¶§£%:~,,
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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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