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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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