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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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