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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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