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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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