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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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