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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.               ##@$%^-^,,
,,,^-^%$@#                                          #@$%^-^,,,
,,,,^-^%$@ 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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