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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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