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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.               #§§§&=:~^.
.^~:=&§###                                          ###§&=:~^.
......^:&§ 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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