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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. $/»^,,,,,,
,,,,,^»/$£ £$/»^,,,,,
,,,,^»/$£# 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. #£$/»^,,,,
,,,^»/$£## ##£$/»^,,,
,,^»/$£### 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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