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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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