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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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@@@&$%†»^, Father  Is  Away During  The  Day  Doing ,^»†%$&@@@
#@@&$%†»^, Important  Things Elsewhere. He Is Weary ,^»†%$&@@#
###@&$%»^, When He  Returns Home, Each Day More  So ,^»%$&@###
##@&$%†»^, Than The Next. We Learn To  Cook For Him ,^»†%$&@##
@@&$%††»^, So That He Does Not Have  To. We Tend To ,^»††%$&@@
##@&$%†»^,               His Clothes.               ,^»†%$&@##
#@&&$%†»^,                                          ,^»†%$&&@#
##@&$%†»^, Suddenly The Dense Bushwork  Is Mirrored ,^»†%$&@##
##@&$%†»^, Inside.  Stems  And Leaves  Appear Close ,^»†%$&@##
##@&$%†»^, To  The Walls And Far From The Light. We ,^»†%$&@##
&%%»,,,,,, 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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