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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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#@#£§$:~^, Indoor Plant We  See.  But  They Are  So ,^~:$§£#@#
#@#£§$:~^, Beautiful!  We Wait  Just  Until  Father ,^~:$§£#@#
£$$:^^,,,, Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy ,,,,^^:$$£
#§$$$~^^,, Them.  Sometimes An Animal Will Sneak In ,,^^~$$$§#
#§$:~^^,,, But  We Always Shoo Them Out. With Fresh ,,,^^~:$§#
@£§§$$:~^, Cut Flowers  Thrown  Right  Outside  The ,^~:$$§§£@
#@#£§$:~^, House  He   Suspects   And  Resents  Our ,^~:$§£#@#
#££§:~,,,, 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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