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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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