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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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