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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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