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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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