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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.) ##@#$†-^,,
,^-†$#@###                                          ###@#$†-^,
,,^-†$#@## 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.           #$†-^,,,,,
,,,,,,^-†$                                          $†-^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^-† 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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