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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.) §&=====-~.
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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.                ##&=-.....
.~-==&§#@#                                          #@#§&==-~.
....-==§§§ 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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.~-==&§#@#                                          #@#§&==-~.
.~-==&§#@#                                          #@#§&==-~.
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