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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 @@§†*.,,,,
,.-*†$§@## And The Orchard. But It  Is Hard  And We ##@§$†*-.,
,.-*†$§@## Are   Distracted.   We   Are   Not    As ##@§$†*-.,
,,,.*†$§§§ Persistent  As Father  And Quickly  Fall §§§$†*.,,,
,.-*†$§@##           Behind In Our Duties.          ##@§$†*-.,
,.-*†$§@##                                          ##@§$†*-.,
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,.-*†$§§@@                                          @@§§$†*-.,