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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.) §£=\~,,,,,
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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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