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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.                ##@#¤%^†«^
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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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