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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.                ¶¶@\,,,,,,
,,«\%@§¶##                                          ##¶§@%\«,,
,,«\%@§¶@# 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.            #@¶§@%\«,,
,,«\%@§¶@#                                          #@¶§@%\«,,
,,«\%@§¶@@ 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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