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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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