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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.                   ..........
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........~~ 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.            †~~.......
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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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