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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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