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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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