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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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