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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.          #§§^^-,,,,
,,,^^^*£@#                                          #@£*^^^,,,
,,,,^-*££@ 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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