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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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