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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 #£==....,,
,.=*=$£###               His Clothes.               ###£$=*=.,
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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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