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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.               #@%*=,....
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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.            %*=,......
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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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