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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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