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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.               #@£§**:-,.
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.,-:**§£@# 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.          #@£§**:-,.
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.,-:***§§£ 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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