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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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