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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 ,,&&&&&&&&
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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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