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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.               $*†=^,,,,,
,,,,,,^=†*                                          *†=^,,,,,,
,,,,,^=†*$ 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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