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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.                #@#§$*:«,,
,,,«:*$§#@                                          @#§$*:«,,,
,,,,«:*$§# 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.          §$*:«,,,,,
,,,,«:*$§#                                          #§$*:«,,,,
,,,«:*$§#@ 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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