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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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