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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 ,,,,,^~/%£
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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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