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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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