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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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