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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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