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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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