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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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