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