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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 ,,,,,,,~«/
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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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