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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 #§†,,,,,,,
,,,»»$$$#@            Scared Of Him Then.           @#$$$»»,,,
,,,,,††§#@                                          @#§††,,,,,
,,,,,,,»$# We Are  Then  Tasked  With Removing  Any #$»,,,,,,,
,,,,,,†$§# Indoor  Plant We See.  But They  Are  So #§$†,,,,,,
,,,»††$§§# Beautiful!  We  Wait  Just  Until Father #§§$††»,,,
,,»†$§#### Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy ####§$†»,,
,,»†$$$### Them. Sometimes An  Animal Will Sneak In ###$$$†»,,
,,»†$§##@# But We Always  Shoo Them Out. With Fresh #@##§$†»,,
,,»†$$$### Cut  Flowers Thrown  Right  Outside  The ###$$$†»,,
,,»†$§#@## House  He  Suspects  And   Resents   Our ##@#§$†»,,
,,,,,,†$§# Inaction.  But  He   Doesn'T   Have  The #§$†,,,,,,
,,,»»$§##@ Energy To Scold Us. He  Weakens Quickly. @##§$»»,,,
,,»†$§#### It Is  Not Long Before He Is Still Tired ####§$†»,,
,,»†$§###@ Even    In   The   Morning   And    Must @###§$†»,,
,,»†$§##@#    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    #@##§$†»,,
,,,,,»†§#@ Cutting To  Us As  Well, Untrusting That @#§†»,,,,,
,,,,,,,»$#          We Will Carry It Out.           #$»,,,,,,,
,,,,,††$$#                                          #$$††,,,,,
,,,»»†$§§# Now He Leaves As Soon  As He'S Awake And #§§$†»»,,,
,,,,,,,†§# 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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