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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.) ###¶£@=^~,
,,~^=@£¶##                                          ##¶£@=^~,,
,,,~^=@£¶# 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.           ^~,,,,,,,,
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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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