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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.               @¤%$*=^,,,
,,^=*$%¤@#                                          #@¤%$*=^,,
,^=*$%¤@## 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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