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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 £#†/--,,,,
,,--//†$##                   Out.                   ##$†//--,,
,-~/†$$###                                          ###$$†/~-,
,,-~~~/$## Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick ##$/~~~-,,
,-~/††††## Brush Of  Ferns  And  Bushes. There Live ##††††/~-,
,,,,,~/†$£ The Animals  That We Fight To Keep Away, £$†/~,,,,,
,,-~/†$##£ For They Speak  To  Us  To Join Them  In £##$†/~-,,
,-~/†$#££# The  Luscious  Caves Below Ground.  They #££#$†/~-,
,-~/†$#£## Mean No  Harm  But It Is Not In Our Best ##£#$†/~-,
,,,,-/†$££ Interest  To Do  So. There  Is Important ££$†/-,,,,
,-~/†$#£## Work That Needs To  Be Done, And It Cant ##£#$†/~-,
,-~/†$#£## Be  Done By Animals. (Father Says This.) ##£#$†/~-,
,-~/†$#£##                                          ##£#$†/~-,
,,,,-~//†# 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.                #††~~~,,,,
,-~/†$#£##                                          ##£#$†/~-,
,-~/†$#£## Father  Is  Away  During  The  Day Doing ##£#$†/~-,
,,,,,,-/$£ Important Things  Elsewhere. He Is Weary £$/-,,,,,,
,,---~~~†# 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.            ##†/~-,,,,
,-~/†$#£##                                          ##£#$†/~-,
,-~/†$##££ We Are  Then Tasked  With  Removing  Any ££##$†/~-,
,-~/†$#£## Indoor Plant  We  See. But  They  Are So ##£#$†/~-,
,-~~~†††$£ Beautiful!  We  Wait  Just  Until Father £$†††~~~-,
,-~/†$#### Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy ####$†/~-,
,-~/†$#### Them. Sometimes An  Animal Will Sneak In ####$†/~-,
,-~/†$#£## But We Always Shoo  Them Out. With Fresh ##£#$†/~-,
,-~/†$#£## Cut Flowers  Thrown  Right  Outside  The ##£#$†/~-,
,,,,,-/†## 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.          ###†~~~~-,
,-~/†$#£##                                          ##£#$†/~-,
,,,,-//$££ Now He Leaves As  Soon As He'S Awake And ££$//-,,,,
,-~/†$#£## Falls Asleep As Soon As  He  Returns. We ##£#$†/~-,
,-~/†$#£## Are Left To Care For Us  And  The  House ##£#$†/~-,
,-~/†$#£££ And The Orchard. But It Is Hard  And  We £££#$†/~-,
,,,,,,,~†# Are    Distracted.   We   Are   Not   As #†~,,,,,,,
,,,,--~††# Persistent  As  Father And Quickly  Fall #††~--,,,,
,,,,,,,~†#          Behind In Our Duties.           #†~,,,,,,,
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