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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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