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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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