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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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