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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.) ##@¤&=†-,.
.,-†=&¤@##                                          ##@¤&=†-,.
.,-†=&¤@## 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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.,-†=&¤@##                                          ##@¤&=†-,.
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