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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.           ###@£†\--,
,,--\†£@##                                          ##@£†\--,,
,,,--\†£@# 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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