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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.                   ..........
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.......... 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.                -,........
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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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