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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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