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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.) #@£***«~,,
,~«***£@##                                          ##@£***«~,
,,~«***£@# 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.               @£***«~,,,
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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.            ##@£***«~,
,,~«***£@#                                          #@£***«~,,
,,,~«***£@ 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.          @£***«~,,,
,,~«***£@#                                          #@£***«~,,
,~«***£@## 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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