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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.                 ###@%^/~^,
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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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