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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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