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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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