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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.                   ##@§%*;=,,
,,=;%§@###                                          ###@§%;=,,
,,=;*%§@@# 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.               ###@§%*;=,
,,=;*%§@@@                                          @@@§%*;=,,
,,,,,=;%@@ 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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