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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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