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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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