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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.               ##@**,....
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.,«««*^^^& 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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