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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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