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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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