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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.                 ###¶@$%\^,
,^~\%$@¶¶#                                          #¶¶@$%\~^,
,^~%$@¶### 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.           ##¶@$%\~^,
,,,,,^\$@@                                          @@$\^,,,,,
,^~\%$@¶## 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 #@$$%%\~^,
,^~\%$@¶## Are Left To Care  For  Us  And The House ##¶@$%\~^,
,^~\%$$$$¶ And The  Orchard. But It Is Hard  And We ¶$$$$%\~^,
,,,,,~\$¶# Are   Distracted.    We   Are   Not   As #¶$\~,,,,,
,^~~\\%%@¶ Persistent  As  Father And Quickly  Fall ¶@%%\\~~^,
,^~\%$@¶##           Behind In Our Duties.          ##¶@$%\~^,
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,^~\%$$$@#                                          #@$$$%\~^,
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