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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 §*=--,,,,,
,,-=*$§¶## Mean No Harm  But It Is Not  In Our Best ##¶§$*=-,,
,,-=*$§¶## Interest To Do  So.  There Is  Important ##¶§$*=-,,
,,-=*$§¶## Work That  Needs To Be Done, And It Cant ##¶§$*=-,,
,,-=*$§¶## Be  Done By Animals. (Father Says This.) ##¶§$*=-,,
,,,,,,=*§#                                          #§*=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=*§ 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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