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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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