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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 ,,,,,,,,^=
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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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