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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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