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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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