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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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