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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.) =^,,,,,,,,
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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.                #£§@%†=^,,
,^=†%@§£##                                          ##£§@%†=^,
,,^=†%@§£# 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.            ##£§@%†=^,
,,^=†%@§£#                                          #£§@%†=^,,
,,,^=†%@§£ 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.          ##£§@%†=^,
,,^=†%@§£#                                          #£§@%†=^,,
,,,^=†%@§£ 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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