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,,,,,,,~/$ ,,,,,,,,,,,, /            / ,,,,,,,,,,,, $/~,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,~/ The  River  That'S  Our  River  Makes  A /~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~/$ 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.               $/~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~/$¤                                          ¤$/~,,,,,,
,,,,,~/$¤¤ 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.          ¤¤$/~,,,,,
,,,,~/$¤¤#                                          #¤¤$/~,,,,
,,,~/$¤¤##                                          ##¤¤$/~,,,
,,~/$¤¤###                                          ###¤¤$/~,,
,,,~/$¤¤##                                          ##¤¤$/~,,,
,,,,~/$¤¤#                                          #¤¤$/~,,,,