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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.           ####$§^=,,
,,,=^§$###                                          ###$§^=,,,
,,,,=^§$## 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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