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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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