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####*%†~^.                ~^^    ^^~                .^~†%*####
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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.           ..^~~†***#
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####*%†~^. 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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