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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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