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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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