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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.          £§§†^~~,,,
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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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