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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.           ####@&†«,,
,,,,«%%@##                                          ##@%%«,,,,
,,«†%&@### 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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