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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.) §$†:=,,,,,
,,,,=:†$§£                                          £§$†:=,,,,
,,,=:†$§£# 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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