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,,,~=$%§## ,,,,,,,,,,,, =            = ,,,,,,,,,,,, ##§%$=~,,,
,,,,~=$%§#              =,          ,=              #§%$=~,,,,
,,,~=$%§##                ~,,    ,,~                ##§%$=~,,,
,,~=$%§###                   ~~~~                   ###§%$=~,,
,,,~=$%§##                                          ##§%$=~,,,
,,,,~=$%§# The  River  That'S  Our  River  Makes  A #§%$=~,,,,
,,,~=$%§## Large Bend Like A  Scooping  Hand And  A ##§%$=~,,,
,,~=$%§### Decent  Days  Travel   North  From  That ###§%$=~,,
,,,~=$%§## Stands Our  House  In  The Middle  Of  A ##§%$=~,,,
,,,,~=$%§# Forgotten Apple  Orchard.  Our  House Is #§%$=~,,,,
,,,~=$%§## Built  Of  Dark Clay And Abandoned By  A ##§%$=~,,,
,,~=$%§### Stranger.  The  Window Has  No Glass But ###§%$=~,,
,,,~=$%§## Instead Steel  Bars To  Keep The Animals ##§%$=~,,,
,,,,~=$%§#                   Out.                   #§%$=~,,,,
,,,~=$%§##                                          ##§%$=~,,,
,,~=$%§### Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick ###§%$=~,,
,,,~=$%§## Brush Of Ferns And  Bushes.  There  Live ##§%$=~,,,
,,,,~=$%§# The  Animals That We Fight To Keep Away, #§%$=~,,,,
,,,~=$%§## For They Speak  To  Us  To  Join Them In ##§%$=~,,,
,,~=$%§### The  Luscious Caves  Below Ground.  They ###§%$=~,,
,,,~=$%§## Mean No Harm But It Is  Not  In Our Best ##§%$=~,,,
,,,,~=$%§# Interest To  Do So.  There  Is Important #§%$=~,,,,
,,,~=$%§## Work That Needs  To Be Done, And It Cant ##§%$=~,,,
,,~=$%§### Be Done By Animals. (Father Says  This.) ###§%$=~,,
,,,~=$%§##                                          ##§%$=~,,,
,,,,~=$%§# Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The #§%$=~,,,,
,,,~=$%§## Ferns And  Uproots The  Bushes Only  For ##§%$=~,,,
,,~=$%§### Them  To  Grow  Back  Each Night.  Their ###§%$=~,,
,,,~=$%§## Leaves Are Teal, White  And Yellow, Some ##§%$=~,,,
,,,,~=$%§# Even The  Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac #§%$=~,,,,
,,,~=$%§## Flowers And In The Morning  They Are Wet ##§%$=~,,,
,,~=$%§###                With Dew.                 ###§%$=~,,
,,,~=$%§##                                          ##§%$=~,,,
,,,,~=$%§# Father  Is  Away During  The  Day  Doing #§%$=~,,,,
,,,~=$%§## Important Things Elsewhere. He Is  Weary ##§%$=~,,,
,,~=$%§### When  He Returns Home, Each Day  More So ###§%$=~,,
,,,~=$%§## Than The Next.  We Learn To Cook For Him ##§%$=~,,,
,,,,~=$%§# So That He  Does Not Have To. We Tend To #§%$=~,,,,
,,,~=$%§##               His Clothes.               ##§%$=~,,,
,,~=$%§###                                          ###§%$=~,,
,,,~=$%§## Suddenly  The Dense Bushwork Is Mirrored ##§%$=~,,,
,,,,~=$%§# Inside. Stems  And Leaves  Appear  Close #§%$=~,,,,
,,,~=$%§## To The Walls And  Far From The Light. We ##§%$=~,,,
,,~=$%§### Are  Glad, For The Flowers Are Beautiful ###§%$=~,,
,,,~=$%§## And  Smell  Good,  And  There Is  Little ##§%$=~,,,
,,,,~=$%§# Decoration  In   Our  House.  But   When #§%$=~,,,,
,,,~=$%§## Father Comes Home He  Is Angry And  Cuts ##§%$=~,,,
,,~=$%§### Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are ###§%$=~,,
,,,~=$%§##           Scared Of Him Then.            ##§%$=~,,,
,,,,~=$%§#                                          #§%$=~,,,,
,,,~=$%§## We Are  Then  Tasked  With  Removing Any ##§%$=~,,,
,,~=$%§### Indoor Plant  We  See.  But They Are  So ###§%$=~,,
,,,~=$%§## Beautiful! We  Wait  Just  Until  Father ##§%$=~,,,
,,,,~=$%§# Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy #§%$=~,,,,
,,,~=$%§## Them. Sometimes  An Animal Will Sneak In ##§%$=~,,,
,,~=$%§### But We Always  Shoo Them Out. With Fresh ###§%$=~,,
,,,~=$%§## Cut  Flowers Thrown  Right  Outside  The ##§%$=~,,,
,,,,~=$%§# House  He   Suspects  And  Resents   Our #§%$=~,,,,
,,,~=$%§## Inaction.  But   He  Doesn'T  Have   The ##§%$=~,,,
,,~=$%§### Energy To Scold  Us. He Weakens Quickly. ###§%$=~,,
,,,~=$%§## It Is Not Long Before He  Is Still Tired ##§%$=~,,,
,,,,~=$%§# Even    In   The    Morning   And   Must #§%$=~,,,,
,,,~=$%§##    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    ##§%$=~,,,
,,~=$%§### Cutting To  Us  As Well, Untrusting That ###§%$=~,,
,,,~=$%§##           We Will Carry It Out.          ##§%$=~,,,
,,,,~=$%§#                                          #§%$=~,,,,
,,,~=$%§## Now He Leaves As Soon As He'S  Awake And ##§%$=~,,,
,,~=$%§### Falls Asleep As Soon  As He  Returns. We ###§%$=~,,
,,,~=$%§## Are Left To Care For Us  And  The  House ##§%$=~,,,
,,,,~=$%§# And The Orchard.  But It  Is Hard And We #§%$=~,,,,
,,,~=$%§## Are   Distracted.    We   Are   Not   As ##§%$=~,,,
,,~=$%§### Persistent  As  Father And  Quickly Fall ###§%$=~,,
,,,~=$%§##          Behind In Our Duties.           ##§%$=~,,,
,,,,~=$%§#                                          #§%$=~,,,,
,,,~=$%§##                                          ##§%$=~,,,
,,~=$%§###                                          ###§%$=~,,
,,,~=$%§##                                          ##§%$=~,,,
,,,,~=$%§#                                          #§%$=~,,,,