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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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