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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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