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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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##£@$*^--¨ Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The ¨--^*$@£##
##£@$*^--¨ Ferns  And  Uproots The Bushes Only  For ¨--^*$@£##
##£@$*^--¨ Them  To Grow  Back  Each  Night.  Their ¨--^*$@£##
#££@$*^--¨ Leaves Are Teal, White And Yellow,  Some ¨--^*$@££#
##£@$*^--¨ Even The  Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac ¨--^*$@£##
##£@$*^--¨ Flowers And In The Morning  They Are Wet ¨--^*$@£##
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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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