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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 #¶&@$\~,,,
,,~\$@&¶## Behind In Our Duties. ##¶&@$\~,,
,,,~\$@&¶# #¶&@$\~,,,
,,,,~\$@&¶ ¶&@$\~,,,,
,,,,,~\$@& &@$\~,,,,,
,,,,,,~\$@ @$\~,,,,,,
,,,,,~\$@& &@$\~,,,,,