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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.            ##¶¤¤§\~,,
,,~\§¤¤###                                          ###¤¤§\~,,
,,~\§¤¤¶## 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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