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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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