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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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