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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.                   ###%$==,,,
,,,,==$%##                                          ##%$==,,,,
,,,,,==$%# 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.          %$==,,,,,,
,,,,,==$%#                                          #%$==,,,,,
,,,,==$%## 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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