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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.               #@&^†«:,,,
,,,,:«†^&@                                          @&^†«:,,,,
,,,,,:«†^& 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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