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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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