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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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