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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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