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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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