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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. ##@@&%=-~,
,,~-=%&@@# #@@&%=-~,,
,,,~-=%&@@ 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. #@@&%=-~,,
,~-=%&@@## ##@@&%=-~,
,,~-=%&@@# 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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