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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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