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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.               §$*«-,,,,,
,,,,,,-«*$                                          $*«-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-«* Suddenly The  Dense Bushwork Is Mirrored *«-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-«*$ 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 $*«-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-«*           We Will Carry It Out.          *«-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-«*$                                          $*«-,,,,,,
,,,,,-«*$§ 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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