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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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