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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.) ,,,,,,,,,^
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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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