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,,,,,~**%@              *,          ,*              @%**~,,,,,
,,,,,,~**%                ~,,    ,,~                %**~,,,,,,
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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.            #@%**~,,,,
,,,,,~**%@                                          @%**~,,,,,
,,,,,,~**% 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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