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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.                #@£^†=:,,,
,,:=†^£@#@                                          @#@£^†=:,,
,:=†^£@#@# 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.           @#@£^†=:,,
,,,:=†^£@#                                          #@£^†=:,,,
,,,,:=†^£@ 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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