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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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