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,,,,~^†&&@              ^,          ,^              @&&†^~,,,,
,,,~^†&&@@                ~,,    ,,~                @@&&†^~,,,
,,~^†&&@@#                   ~~~~                   #@@&&†^~,,
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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.                 &†^~,,,,,,
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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.               @@&&†^~,,,
,,~^†&&@@#                                          #@@&&†^~,,
,,,~^†&&@@ 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.          @@&&†^~,,,
,,,,~^†&&@                                          @&&†^~,,,,
,,,,,~^†&& 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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