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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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