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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.               #@§&%:«-,,
,,,-«:%&§@                                          @§&%:«-,,,
,,,,-«:%&§ 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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