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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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