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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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