~~~~                             
                          ~,,    ,,~                          
                        =,          ,=                        
,,~=%$#### ,,,,,,,,,,,, =            = ,,,,,,,,,,,, ####$%=~,,
,,,,,~==%@              =,          ,=              @%==~,,,,,
,,,~~~=%$#                ~,,    ,,~                #$%=~~~,,,
,,~=%$@###                   ~~~~                   ###@$%=~,,
,,~=%$@@@#                                          #@@@$%=~,,
,,~=%$@### The  River  That'S  Our  River  Makes  A ###@$%=~,,
,,~=%$@### Large Bend  Like  A  Scooping Hand And A ###@$%=~,,
,,~=%$@### Decent  Days  Travel  North   From  That ###@$%=~,,
,,~=%$$$@# Stands  Our House  In  The Middle  Of  A #@$$$%=~,,
,,~=%$@### Forgotten Apple  Orchard.  Our House  Is ###@$%=~,,
,,~=%$@### Built Of Dark  Clay  And Abandoned By  A ###@$%=~,,
,,,,,=%%@@ 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 ##@%==~~,,
,,,,,,=$@# Energy To Scold Us. He Weakens  Quickly. #@$=,,,,,,
,,~=%$@### It Is Not Long Before He Is  Still Tired ###@$%=~,,
,,,,,,,=$@ Even    In   The   Morning    And   Must @$=,,,,,,,
,,~=%$@###    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    ###@$%=~,,
,,~=%$@@@# Cutting  To Us As Well,  Untrusting That #@@@$%=~,,
,,~=%$@###           We Will Carry It Out.          ###@$%=~,,
,,,,~=%@##                                          ##@%=~,,,,
,,~=%$@@## Now  He Leaves As Soon As He'S Awake And ##@@$%=~,,
,,~=%$$@@@ Falls  Asleep  As Soon As He Returns. We @@@$$%=~,,
,,~=%$@### Are Left  To Care For Us  And  The House ###@$%=~,,
,,,,,=$$$@ And The Orchard. But It  Is Hard And  We @$$$=,,,,,
,,~=%$@### Are   Distracted.   We   Are   Not    As ###@$%=~,,
,,~=%$@### Persistent  As  Father And Quickly  Fall ###@$%=~,,
,,~=%$@###          Behind In Our Duties.           ###@$%=~,,
,,~=%$@###                                          ###@$%=~,,
,,~=%$@###                                          ###@$%=~,,
,,~=%$@###                                          ###@$%=~,,
,,~=%$@###                                          ###@$%=~,,
,,,,,,~~%@                                          @%~~,,,,,,