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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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