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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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