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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 ,,,,,,,~/*
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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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