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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. ,@,,,,@@,,
,,,,,,@,@, @@,,,@,@,,
,,,,,@@@@@ 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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