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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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