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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.) †^=^,,,,,,
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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.               @#%†^=^,,,
,,,,^=^†%#                                          #%†^=^,,,,
,,,,,^=^†% 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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