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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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