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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.) ###§£%:~:,
,,,,,,~%£#                                          #£%~,,,,,,
,:~:%£§#@# 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.                #@#§£%:~:,
,:~:%£§#@#                                          #@#§£%:~:,
,:~:%£§#@# 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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