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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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