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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 £&&§«,,,,,
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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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