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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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