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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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