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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. &&%«,,,,,,
,,«\%&&@## ##@&&%\«,,
,,«\%&&@## 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.) &&&\«,,,,,
,,«\%&&@## ##@&&%\«,,
,,«\%&&@## 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. ##@&&%\«,,
,,«\%%&& #&&&%%\«,,
,,«\%&&@## 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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