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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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