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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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