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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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