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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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