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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. @££^-,,,,,
,^-/^££@## ##@££^/-^,
,^^^^^-^£@ 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. ###@££^-^,
,^-/^££@## ##@££^/-^,
,,,,^/££@# 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. £££/-^,,,,
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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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