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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.           @§%§/«,,,,
,,,«/§%§@#                                          #@§%§/«,,,
,,«/§%§@## 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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