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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 @§^^^«~,,,
,~«^^$§@## Mean  No Harm But It Is Not In  Our Best ##@§$^^«~,
,~«^^$§§@# Interest To  Do  So.  There Is Important #@§§$^^«~,
,,,,««^$@@ Work That Needs To Be Done, And It  Cant @@$^««,,,,
,~«^^$§@## Be Done By  Animals. (Father Says This.) ##@§$^^«~,
,~«^^$§###                                          ###§$^^«~,
,~«^^$§@## Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The ##@§$^^«~,
,«^^$§@### Ferns And Uproots  The Bushes  Only  For ###@§$^^«,
,~«^^$§@## Them  To Grow  Back  Each  Night.  Their ##@§$^^«~,
,~«^^$§@## Leaves  Are Teal, White And Yellow, Some ##@§$^^«~,
,,,~««^$@# Even The Color Of  Wine. They Have Lilac #@$^««~,,,
,,,,,,~^$@ Flowers And In The  Morning They Are Wet @$^~,,,,,,
,~«^^^^$@@                With Dew.                 @@$^^^^«~,
,,,,~«^$$@                                          @$$^«~,,,,
,~«^^$§@## Father  Is  Away  During  The  Day Doing ##@§$^^«~,
,~«^^$§@## Important Things Elsewhere. He Is  Weary ##@§$^^«~,
,~~««^^^§§ When He  Returns Home,  Each Day More So §§^^^««~~,
,,~~~~^^^§ Than The Next. We Learn  To Cook For Him §^^^~~~~,,
,~«^^$§@## So That He Does  Not Have To. We Tend To ##@§$^^«~,
,,,,~«^$@@               His Clothes.               @@$^«~,,,,
,,,~«^^^§@                                          @§^^^«~,,,
,,,,,~~^$@ Suddenly  The Dense Bushwork Is Mirrored @$^~~,,,,,
,~«^^$§@## Inside.  Stems And  Leaves Appear  Close ##@§$^^«~,
,~«^^$§@## To The Walls And  Far From The Light. We ##@§$^^«~,
,~«^^$§@## Are  Glad, For The Flowers Are Beautiful ##@§$^^«~,
,~«^^$§@@# And Smell  Good,  And  There  Is  Little #@@§$^^«~,
,~«^^$§@@# Decoration  In   Our  House.   But  When #@@§$^^«~,
,,,,,«^^§@ 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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