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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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