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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.           ###@&*†--.
.--†*&@###                                          ###@&*†--.
....-†*@@#                                          #@@*†-....
...-†††&&@                                          @&&†††-...
.--†*&&&@#                                          #@&&&*†--.
....---*&@                                          @&*---....