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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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