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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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