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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.          @§%*/~,...
..,~/*%§@#                                          #@§%*/~,..
.,~/*%§@##                                          ##@§%*/~,.
..,~/*%§@#                                          #@§%*/~,..
...,~/*%§@                                          @§%*/~,...
....,~/*%§                                          §%*/~,....