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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 ¶@†^^~~~^,
,,,,,,~†$¶ The Animals That  We Fight To Keep Away, ¶$†~,,,,,,
,^~^†$@@¶¶ For  They Speak To  Us To  Join Them  In ¶¶@@$†^~^,
,^~^†$@¶## The Luscious  Caves  Below Ground.  They ##¶@$†^~^,
,^~^†$@¶@@ Mean No Harm But It  Is Not In  Our Best @@¶@$†^~^,
,^~^†$@¶¶@ Interest To Do  So. There  Is  Important @¶¶@$†^~^,
,^~^†$@¶@# Work That Needs To Be Done, And  It Cant #@¶@$†^~^,
,^~^†$@¶@# Be Done By Animals. (Father Says  This.) #@¶@$†^~^,
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,^~^†$@¶@@ Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The @@¶@$†^~^,
,,^^~~†@@@ Ferns And Uproots  The  Bushes  Only For @@@†~~^^,,
,,,,,^~†$@ Them  To  Grow Back  Each  Night.  Their @$†~^,,,,,
,^~^†$@@## Leaves Are  Teal, White And Yellow, Some ##@@$†^~^,
,^~^†$@¶@# Even The Color  Of Wine. They Have Lilac #@¶@$†^~^,
,,,,~^^^$@ Flowers  And In The Morning They Are Wet @$^^^~,,,,
,^~^†$$$$@                 With Dew.                @$$$$†^~^,
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,,,,^^$@@@ Father  Is  Away  During  The  Day Doing @@@$^^,,,,
,^~^†$@¶## Important Things  Elsewhere. He Is Weary ##¶@$†^~^,
,^~^†$@¶@# When He Returns Home,  Each  Day More So #@¶@$†^~^,
,^~^†$@¶@@ Than The  Next. We Learn To Cook For Him @@¶@$†^~^,
,^~^†$@¶@# So That He Does Not Have To. We  Tend To #@¶@$†^~^,
,^~^†$@¶@#               His Clothes.               #@¶@$†^~^,
,,^^^~^$$@                                          @$$^~^^^,,
,,,,^^†@¶¶ Suddenly The  Dense Bushwork Is Mirrored ¶¶@†^^,,,,
,^~~~††††@ Inside.  Stems And  Leaves Appear  Close @††††~~~^,
,^~^†$@¶@# To The Walls And Far  From The Light. We #@¶@$†^~^,
,^~^†$@¶@@ Are Glad, For The Flowers Are  Beautiful @@¶@$†^~^,
,^~^†@¶@## And  Smell  Good, And  There  Is  Little ##@¶@†^~^,
,^~^†$@¶@@ Decoration  In  Our   House.   But  When @@¶@$†^~^,
^~^†$@¶@## Father Comes  Home He Is  Angry And Cuts ##@¶@$†^~^
,^~^†$@¶@@ Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are @@¶@$†^~^,
,^~^†$@¶@@           Scared Of Him Then.            @@¶@$†^~^,
,^~^†$@¶@#                                          #@¶@$†^~^,
,,,,^^†$$¶ 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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