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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.) ###@%^*«.,
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,,,.«**%%# 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.               @^«..,,,,,
,.«*^%@###                                          ###@%^*«.,
,.«*^%@### 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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