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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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